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     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
 FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexual and reproductive health services utilization by female sex workers is context-specific: results from a cross-sectional survey in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.
Lafort Y, Greener R, Roy A, et al

Reprod Health
. 2017 Jan 19;14(1):13.
Paper

Revisiting the understanding of "transactional sex" in sub-Saharan Africa: A review and synthesis of the literature.
Stoebenau K, Heise L, Wamoyi J, Bobrova N.

Soc Sci Med
. 2016 Sep 15;168:186-197
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Where Do Female Sex Workers Seek HIV and Reproductive Health Care and What Motivates These Choices? A Survey in 4 Cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africah
Lafort Y, Greener R, Roy A, Greener L,  et al

PL oS One
. 2016 Aug 5;11(8):e0160730.
Paper

West African Female Sex Workers in Mali: Reduction in HIV Prevalence and Differences in Risk Profiles of Sex Workers of Differing Nationalities of Origin.
Trout CH, Dembélé O, Diakité D, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S221-S231.
Abstract

A Comprehensive Review of Available Epidemiologic and HIV Service Data for Female Sex Workers, Men Who Have Sex With Men, and People Who Inject Drugs in Select West and Central African Countries.
MacAllister J, Sherwood J, Galjour J, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S83-S90

Abstract

A Comprehensive Review of Available Epidemiologic and HIV Service Data for Female Sex Workers, Men Who Have Sex With Men, and People Who Inject Drugs in Select West and Central African Countries.
MacAllister J, Sherwood J, Galjour J, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S83-S90
Abstract

Nothing Is Free": A Qualitative Study of Sex Trading Among Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa.
Watt MH, Kimani SM, Skinner D, Meade CS.

Arch Sex Behav
. 2015 Jan 8. 
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Community empowerment and involvement of female sex workers in targeted sexual and reproductive health interventions in Africa: a systematic review
Moore L, Chersich MF, Steen R,  et al

Global Health
. 2014 Jun 10;10(1):47.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Systematic review of facility-based sexual and reproductive health services for female sex workers in Africa.
Dhana A, Luchters S, Moore L, et al

Global Health
. 2014 Jun 10;10(1):46
Paper

Looking upstream to prevent HIV transmission: can interventions with sex workers alter the course of HIV epidemics in Africa as they did in Asia?
Steen R, Hontelez JA, Veraart A,  et al

AIDS
. 2014 Jan 2
Abstract

Epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers, their clients, men who have sex with men and people who inject drugs in West and Central Africa.
Papworth E, Ceesay N, An L, Thiam-Niangoin M,  et al  

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2013 Dec 2;16(4 Suppl 3):18751.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Priority interventions to reduce HIV transmission in sex work settings in sub-Saharan Africa and delivery of these services.
Chersich MF, Luchters S, Ntaganira I, et al 

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2013 Mar 4;
Paper

Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk Factors of Female Sex Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.
Scorgie F, Chersich MF, Ntaganira I, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Jul 13
Abstract

 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Its 'dark ripple' effect: competing narratives of PEPFAR and sex work in southern Africa
M. Ditmore, D. Allman
(
XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Benin
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Understanding the Intention to Undergo Regular HIV Testing Among Female Sex Workers in Benin: A Key Issue for Entry Into HIV Care
Batona G, Gagnon MP, Simonyan DA, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S206-S212.
Abstract

Outreach Strategies for the Promotion of HIV Testing and Care: Closing the Gap Between Health Services and Female Sex Workers in Benin.
Dugas M, Bédard E, Batona G,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S198-S205.
Abstract

Short Communication: Anti-HIV-1 Envelope Immunoglobulin Gs in Blood and Cervicovaginal Samples of Beninese Commercial Sex Workers.
Batraville LA, Richard J, Veillette M,  et al

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2014 Nov;30(11):1145-1149.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Positive Impact of Increases in Condom Use among Female Sex Workers and Clients in a Medium HIV Prevalence Epidemic: Modelling Results from Project SIDA1/2/3 in Cotonou, Benin.
Williams JR, Alary M, Lowndes CM, et al.

PLoS One
. 2014 Jul 21;9(7):e102643.
Paper

Violence, Condom Breakage, and HIV Infection Among Female Sex Workers in Benin, West Africa.
Tounkara FK, Diabaté S, Guédou FA, et al  

Sex Transm Dis
. 2014 May;41(5):312-8.
Abstract

Implementing for results: Program analysis of the HIV/STI interventions for sex workers in Benin.
Semini I, Batona G, Lafrance C,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2013;25 Suppl 1:S30-9.
Abstract

Decline in the prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Benin over 15 years of targeted interventions.
Béhanzin L, Diabaté S, Minani I, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2013 Jan 18.
Abstract

Periodical Antibiotic Treatment for the Control of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infections Among Sex Workers in Benin and Ghana: A Cluster-Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Labbé AC, Pépin J, Khonde N, et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2012 Apr;39(4):253-259.
Abstract

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Factors associated with condom use among female sex workers aged 15-29 years in Benin
M.N.U. Singbo, C. Zinsou, J. Inungu

(
XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Botswana
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Botswana: Results from the 2012 HIV/STI Bio-Behavioral Study.
Merrigan MB, Tafuma TA, Okui LA,

AIDS Behav
. 2014 Jul 30."
Abstract

Burkino Faso
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Mothers Who Sell Sex: A Potential Paradigm for Integrated HIV, Sexual, and Reproductive Health Interventions Among Women at High Risk of HIV in Burkina Faso.
Papworth E, Schwartz S, Ky-Zerbo O, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S154-S161.
Abstract

Assessment of Policy and Access to HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services for Men Who Have Sex With Men and for Sex Workers in Burkina Faso and Togo.
Duvall S, Irani L, Compaoré C,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S189-S197.
Abstract

Structural Determinants of Health Among Women Who Started Selling Sex as Minors in Burkina Faso.
Grosso AL, Ketende S, Dam K, et al  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S162-S1
Abstract

Potential Impact of Existing Interventions and of Antiretroviral Use in Female Sex Workers on Transmission of HIV in Burkina Faso: A Modeling Study.
Low A, Nagot N, Konate I, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S180-S188.
Abstract

Sexual Violence, Condom Negotiation, and Condom Use in the Context of Sex Work: Results From Two West African Countries.
Wirtz AL, Schwartz S, Ketende S, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S171-S179.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PARTICLE
The Cost of Providing Combined Prevention and Treatment Services, Including ART, to Female Sex Workers in Burkina Faso.
Cianci F, Sweeney S, Konate I,  et al
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 20;9(6):e100107. 
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Long term virological, immunological and mortality outcomes in a cohort of HIV-infected female sex workers treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Africa.
Huet C, Ouedraogo A, Konate I,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2011 Sep 14;11(1):700.
Paper

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 

Engagement in the HIV care continuum among female sex workers in two concentrated epidemics in West Africa
S. Schwartz, E. Papworth, O. Ky-Zerbo, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
 
Factors correlated to high retention rate of female sex workers in a HIV pre-vaccine cohort in Burkina Faso
D. Drabo, I. Traore, M.N. Hema, P. Mayaud, N. Nagot

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Factors correlated to high retention rate of female sex workers in a HIV pre-vaccine cohort in Burkina Faso
D. Drabo, I. Traore, M.N. Hema, P. Mayaud, N. Nagot

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Burundi
           

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Factors associated with consistent condom use among female sex workers in Burundi
J. Nzohabonayo, E. Cishahayo, M. Kays, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Cameroon
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Female sex workers' empowerment strategies amid HIV-related socioeconomic vulnerabilities in Cameroon.
Cange CW, LeBreton M, Saylors K,
et al 
Cult Health Sex
. 2017 Mar 7:1-13.
Abstract

Gender-based violence against female sex workers in Cameroon: prevalence and associations with sexual HIV risk and access to health services and justice.
Decker MR, Lyons C, Billong SC, et al
 ex Transm Infect. 2016 Jun 8.
Abstract

Violence Against Female Sex Workers in Cameroon: Accounts of Violence, Harm Reduction, and Potential Solutions
Lim S, Peitzmeier S, Cange C, et al
 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S241-S247.
Abstract

Antiretroviral Treatment Coverage for Men Who Have Sex With Men and Female Sex Workers Living With HIV in Cameroon.
Holland CE, Papworth E, Billong SC, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S232-S240.
Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

  Male views on acceptability and use of female condoms with sex workers: findings from a qualitative study in Nigeria, Cameroon and Zimbabwe
W. Koster, M. Groot Bruinderink, C. Kuijper, M.C. Siemerink

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Cote d'Ivoire
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Estimating the number of female sex workers in Côte d'Ivoire: Results and lessons learned.
Vuylsteke B, Sika L, Semdé G, et al 

Trop Med Int Health
. 2017 Jun 19.
Abstract

Anal Intercourse Among Female Sex Workers in Côte d'Ivoire: Prevalence, Determinants, and Model-Based Estimates of the Population-Level Impact on HIV Transmission.
Maheu-Giroux M, Baral S, Vesga JF,
Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Jun 14.  et al
Abstract

Physical and sexual violence affecting female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Prevalence, and the relationship between violence, the work environment, HIV and access to health services.
Lyons C, Ketende S, Drame F, et al 

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2017 Feb 6.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Oral health and HIV infection among female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Nouaman MN, Meless DG, Coffie PA, Arrivé E, et al
BMC Oral Health
. 2015 Dec 2;15(1):154
Paper

Retention and Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-up of Female and Male Sex Workers on Antiretroviral Treatment in Ivory Coast: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Vuylsteke B, Semdé G, Auld AF, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S99-S106.
Abstract

An Urgent Need for Integration of Family Planning Services Into HIV Care: The High Burden of Unplanned Pregnancy, Termination of Pregnancy, and Limited Contraception Use Among Female Sex Workers in Côte d'Ivoire.
Schwartz S, Papworth E, Thiam-Niangoin M, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S91-S98.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV and STI Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in Côte d'Ivoire: Why Targeted Prevention Programs Should Be Continued and Strengthened.
Vuylsteke B, Semdé G, Sika L,  et al

PLoS One
. 2012;7(3):e32627
Paper

 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Community perspectives on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Eastern DRC
S Babalola, C Scarlett, M Dodo, et al
(139 APHA)
Abstract

DR Congo
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 

 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A study on HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B and C virus infections among female sex workers in the Republic of Congo
Niama FR, Loukabou Bongolo NC, Mayengue PI,  et al
Arch Public Health. 2017 May 8
Paper

'There is fear but there is no other work': a preliminary qualitative exploration of the experience of sex workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kiernan B, Mishori R, Masoda M.

Cult Health Sex
. 2015 Sep 28:1-12.
Abstract

Violence against sex workers by police and military in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ombeni AM, Crago AL.
HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev. 2008 Dec;13(2-3):73-
Abstract


Ethiopia
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Sexually transmitted diseases among female commercial sex workers in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.
Anteneh ZA, Agumas YA, Tarekegn M.
HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2017 Mar 2;9:43-49
Abstract

Pregnancy Experiences of Female Sex Workers in Adama City, Ethiopia: Complexity of Partner Relationships and Pregnancy Intentions.
Yam EA, Kidanu A, Burnett-Zieman B,  et al

Stud Fam Plann
. 2017 Mar 6.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Time to unsafe sexual practice among cross-border female sex workers in Metemma Yohannes, North West Ethiopia.
Gezie LD, Taye BW, Ayele TA.
BMC Public Health. 2015 Jul 28;15:710
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
Weldegebreal R, Melaku Y, Alemayehu M, Gebrehiwot T.

BMC Public Health
. 2015 Jan 31;15(1):40.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Work-related violence and inconsistent condom use with non-paying partners among female sex workers in Adama City, Ethiopia

Mooney A, Kidanu A, Bradley HM,
 et al
BMC Public Health
. 2013 Aug 23;13(1):771
Paper

Child prostitution: magnitude and related problems.
Ayalew T, Berhane Y.

Ethiop Med J 2000 Jul;38(3):153-63
Abstract
 

 
    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Geographic coverage of comprehensive clinical services for female sex workers in Ethiopia
W. Gebreegziabher, H. Temesegen, H. Hawry, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Direct and indirect methods for estimating the size of the female sex worker population in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
H. Temesgen, B. Anteneh, M. Adera, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The impact of law on the health and human rights of female sex workers in three sites in Ethiopia
C. Overs, B. Alemayehu
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Gambia
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexual violence against female sex workers in The Gambia- a cross-sectional examination of the associations between victimization and reproductive, sexual and mental health
Sherwood JA, Grosso A, Decker MR,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2015 Mar 19;15(1):270.
Paper

Ghana
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  A Short History of HIV Prevention Programs for Female Sex Workers in Ghana: Lessons Learned Over 3 Decades.
Wondergem P, Green K, Wambugu S,
et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S138-S145.
Abstract

"It's All About Making a Life": Poverty, HIV, Violence, and Other Vulnerabilities Faced by Young Female Sex Workers in Kumasi, Ghana.
Onyango MA, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Agyarko-Poku T, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S131-S137.
Abstract

Periodical Antibiotic Treatment for the Control of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infections Among Sex Workers in Benin and Ghana: A Cluster-Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Labbé AC, Pépin J, Khonde N, et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2012 Apr;39(4):253-259.
Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
POSTER
Combination prevention: the antidote for the spread of HIV amongst female sex workers in Guyana
K. Gordon-Boyle, S. Shipley, L. Edun, et a
l
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

Technology in prevention: the use of internet-based bulk mobile text messaging in Ghana
D. Adwoa Aidoo
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Abuses of the human rights of female sex workers by the Ghana Police Service
N.O. Lithur, J. McCosker
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

HIV prevention needs of young female sex workers in Kumasi, Ghana: a study by the Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
M. Onyango, J. Sylvester, T. Ajarko-Poku, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Counting that counts! Results from triangulated estimation of female sex worker population size in Ghana
S. Wambugu, I. Kabore, H. Nagai, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Rights abuses of female sex workers by law enforcement agencies
E. Awotwi, J. Blantari
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Guinea
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Prevalence of HIV, human papillomavirus type 16 and herpes simplex virus type 2 among female sex workers in Guinea and associated factors.
Aho J, Koushik A, Coutlée F, Diakité SL, Rashed S.
Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Aug 28
Abstract

High acceptability of HIV voluntary counselling and testing among female sex workers: impact of individual and social factors.
Aho J, Nguyen VK, Diakité S, et al

HIV Med
. 2011 Nov 22
Abstract

HIV epidemic among female sex workers in Guinea: Prevalence, associated risk factors, vulnerability and trend from 2001 to 2007.]
Diallo BL, Alary M, Barry A, Rashed S

Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
. 2010 Jun 30
Abstract


Kenya
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

Epstein-Barr virus, high-risk human papillomavirus and abnormal cervical cytology in a prospective cohort of African female sex workers.
Cameron JE, Rositch AF, Vielot NA, et al 
Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Apr 17.
Abstract

A prospective cohort study of fertility desire, unprotected sex, and detectable viral load in HIV-positive female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
Wilson KS, Wanje G, Masese L, 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2018 Mar 13.
Abstract

WHISPER or SHOUT study: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial assessing mHealth sexual reproductive health and nutrition interventions among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
Ampt FH, Mudogo C, Gichangi P, et al 

BMJ Open
. 2017 Aug 18
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A qualitative study of secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by female sex workers in Kenya.
Maman S, Murray KR, Napierala Mavedzenge S,  et al
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 27;12(3):e0174629.
Paper

The relationship between health worker stigma and uptake of HIV counseling and testing and utilization of non-HIV health services: the experience of male and female sex workers in Kenya.
Nyblade L, Reddy A, Mbote D, et al
AIDS Care. 2017 Mar 22:1-9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Feasibility trial of a scalable psychological intervention for women affected by urban adversity and gender-based violence in Nairobi.
Dawson KS, Schafer A, Anjuri D, et al

BMC Psychiatry
. 2016 Nov 18;16(1):410.

Paper

Associations Between Vaginal Infections and Potential High-risk and High-risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Female Sex Workers in Western Kenya.
Menon S, Broeck DV, Rossi R
,
Clin Ther
. 2016 Nov 8
Abstract

Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence in HIV-positive women engaged in transactional sex in Mombasa, Kenya.
Wilson KS, Deya R, Masese L, et a
l
Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Nov;27(13):1194-1203
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
"A Baby Was an Added Burden": Predictors and Consequences of Unintended Pregnancies for Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya: A Mixed-Methods Study
Luchters S, Bosire W, Feng A, et al

PLoS
r One. 2016 Sep 30;11(9):e0162871.
Paper

Alcohol Use and Associations With Biological Markers and Self-Reported Indicators of Unprotected Sex in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya
White D, Wilson KS, Masese LN, Wanje G, et al

Sex
Transm Dis
. 2016 Oct;43(10):642-7.
 

Bewitching sex workers, blaming wives: HIV/AIDS, stigma, and the gender politics of panic in western Kenya.
Pfeiffer EJ, Maithya HM.
Glob Public Health. 2016 Sep 2:1-15.
Abstract

Risky Business: condom failures as experienced by female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
Bradburn CK, Wanje G, Pfeiffer J, et al

Cult Health Sex
. 2016 Sep 1:1-10.
Abstract

Promoting male partner HIV testing and safer sexual decision making through secondary distribution of self-tests by HIV-negative female sex workers and women receiving antenatal and post-partum care in Kenya: a cohort study.
Thirumurthy H, Masters SH, Mavedzenge SN, et al

Lancet HIV
. 2016 Jun;3(6):e266-74
Abstract

Improving Adherence to Post-Cervical Biopsy Sexual Abstinence in Kenyan Female Sex Workers.
Lajoie J, Boily-Larouche G, Doering K,
Am J Reprod Immunol. 2016 May 24
Abstract

Early sex work initiation and condom use among alcohol-using female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis.
Parcesepe AM, L'Engle KL, Martin SL, et al

Sex Transm Infect
. 2016 May 23. pii
Abstract

Contraceptive Service Delivery in Kenya: A Qualitative Study to Identify Barriers and Preferences among Female Sex Workers and Health Care Providers.
Corneli A, Lemons A, Otieno-Masaba R,  et al
Contraception. 2016 Mar 11. pii: S0010-7824(15)30099-8.
Abstract

Kenyan female sex workers' use of female-controlled nonbarrier modern contraception: do they use condoms less consistently?
Yam EA, Okal J, Musyoki H, Muraguri N,  et al;

Contraceptio
n
. 2015 Dec 1. pii: S0010-7824(15)30017-2
Abstract

Heterosexual behaviours among men who sell sex to men in coastal Kenya.
Smith AD, Muhaari AD, Agwanda C,  et al
 
AIDS
. 2015 Dec;29 Suppl 3:S201-10.
Abstract

Risk of sexual, physical and verbal assaults on men who have sex with men and female sex workers in coastal Kenya.
Micheni M, Rogers S, Wahome E,  et al 

AIDS
. 2015 Dec;29 Suppl 3:S231-6
Abstract

Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence in HIV-positive women engaged in transactional sex in Mombasa, Kenya.
Wilson KS, Deya R, Masese L,  et al

Int J STD AIDS
. 2015 Oct 12.
Abstract

Barriers to the uptake of postexposure prophylaxis among Nairobi-based female sex workers.
Olsthoorn AV, Sivachandran N, Bogoch I, et al

AIDS. 2015 Sep 13.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Mucosal Blood Group Antigen Expression Profiles and HIV Infections: A Study among Female Sex Workers in Kenya.
Chanzu NM, Mwanda W, Oyugi J, Anzala O.

PLoS One
. 2015 Jul 17;10(7):e0133049
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Non-Cationic Proteins Are Associated with HIV Neutralizing Activity in Genital Secretions of Female Sex Workers
Birse KD, Cole AL, Hirbod T, et al

PLoS One
. 2015 Jun 19;10
Paper

Risk Factors for HIV Acquisition in a Prospective Nairobi-Based Female Sex Worker Cohort.
McKinnon LR, Izulla P, Nagelkerke N, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2015 Jun 20.
Abstract

Having Their Say: Sex Workers Discuss Their Needs and Resources.
Mastin T, Murphy AG, Riplinger AJ, Ngugi E.
Health Care Women Int. 2015 Feb 26:0
Abstract

Mx2 expression is associated with reduced susceptibility to HIV infection in highly exposed HIV seronegative Kenyan sex workers.
Stein DR, Shaw SY, McKinnon LR, et al
AIDS. 2015 Jan 2;29(1):35-41.
Abstract

HIV and STI Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Male Sex Workers and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nairobi, Kenya.
Muraguri N, Tun W, Okal J, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Synd
r
. 2015 Jan 1;68(1):91-6
Abstract

Prevalence of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Risk Behaviours Among Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya: Results of a Respondent Driven Sampling Study.
Musyoki H, Kellogg TA, Geibel S,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2014 Nov 27
Abstract

Clinical characteristics associated with Mycoplasma genitalium among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
Gomih Alakija A, Ting J, et al
J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug 6.
Abstract

Levels of alcohol use and history of HIV testing among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
Bengtson AM, L'Engle K, Mwarogo P, King'ola N.
AIDS Care. 2014 Jul 21:1-6
Abstract

Effects of hazardous and harmful alcohol use on HIV incidence and sexual behaviour: a cohort study of Kenyan female sex workers.
Chersich MF, Bosire W, King Ola N, et al
Global Health. 2014 Apr 3;10(1):22.
Abstract'

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming.
Odek WO, Githuka GN, Avery L, et al

PLoS One
. 2014 Mar 3;9(3):e89180.
Paper

High HIV risk in a cohort of male sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya.
McKinnon LR, Gakii G, Juno JA, et al  

Sex
Transm Infect
. 2013 Dec 13.
Abstract'

Intimate partner violence against female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
Pack AP, L'engle K, Mwarogo P, Kingola N.
Cult Health Sex. 2013 Dec 11
Abstract'

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
Enumeration of Sex Workers in the Central Business District of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kimani J, McKinnon LR, Wachihi C,  et al
PLoS One. 2013 Nov 20;8(11).
Paper
Association Between Alcohol Use and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence Among Kenyan Women Engaged in Transactional Sex.
Wilson KS, Odem-Davis K, Shafi J,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Nov 1
.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
The Contribution of Emotional Partners to Sexual Risk Taking and Violence among Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya: A Cohort Study.
Luchters S, Richter ML, Bosire W,  et al

PLoS One
. 2013 Aug 7;8(8):e68855
Paper

Acting locally: innate mucosal immunity in resistance to HIV-1 infection in Kenyan commercial sex workers.
Yao XD, Omange RW, Henrick BM, et al

Mucosal Immunol
. 2013 Jun 26.
Abstract

Jaboya vs. Jakambi: Status, Negotiation, and HIV Risks Among Female Migrants in the "Sex for Fish" Economy in Nyanza Province, Kenya.
Camlin CS, Kwena ZA, Dworkin SL.

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2013 Jun;25(3):216-31.
Abstract

Multiple human papillomavirus infections and HIV seropositivity as risk factors for abnormal cervical cytology among female sex workers in Nairobi.
Patel SJ, Mugo NR, Cohen CR,, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Mar 27
Abstract

We are despised in the hospitals': sex workers' experiences of accessing health care in four African countries.
Scorgie F, Nakato D, Harper E, et al

Cult Health Sex
. 2013 Feb 18.
Abstract

Estimating the Impact of Reducing Violence Against Female Sex Workers on HIV Epidemics in Kenya and Ukraine: A Policy Modeling Exercise.
Decker MR, Wirtz AL, Pretorius C, et al
Am J Reprod Immunol. 2013 Feb;69 Suppl 1:122-32.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Female Sex Workers in Kisumu, Western Kenya, 1997 and 2008.
Vandenhoudt HM, Langat L, Menten J,  et al 
PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e54953.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Enumeration of Sex Workers in the Central Business District of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kimani J, McKinnon LR, Wachihi C, et al

PLoS One
. 2013;8(1):e54354
Paper

Prevalence and correlates of genital warts in Kenyan female sex workers.
Kavanaugh BE, Odem-Davis K, Jaoko W,  et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2012 Nov;39(11):902-5.
Abstract

Associations of Human Leukocyte Antigen G with Resistance and Susceptibility to HIV-1 Infection in the Pumwani Sexworker Cohort.
Turk WJ, Kimani J, Bielawny T, et al
AIDS. 2012 Oct 1
Abstract

A genetic polymorphism of FREM1 is associated with resistance against HIV infection in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort.
Luo M, Sainsbury J, Tuff J,  et al

J Virol
. 2012 Aug 22.
Abstract

Does antiretroviral therapy initiation increase sexual risk taking in Kenyan female sex workers? A retrospective case-control study.|
Mawji E, McKinnon L, Wachihi C, Chege D, et al
BMJ Open. 2012 Apr 1;2(2):e000565.
Abstract

Client Retention and Health Among Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
Izugbara CO.

Arch Sex Behav
. 2012 Mar 21
Abstract

A distinct cytokine and chemokine profile at the genital mucosa is associated with HIV-1 protection among HIV-exposed seronegative commercial sex workers.
Lajoie J, Juno J, Burgener A, Rahman S,  et al
Mucosal Immunol. 2012 Feb 8
Abstract

Identifying at-risk populations in Kenya and South Africa: HIV incidence in cohorts of men who report sex with men, sex workers, and youth
Price M, Rida W, Mwangome M,  et al;
 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2012 Jan 5
Abstract

Altered dendritic cell-NK interaction in Kenyan sex workers resistant to HIV-1 infection.
Ghadially H, Keynan Y, Kimani J, et al
AIDS. 2011 Dec 7.
Abstract

Bacterial vaginosis, HIV serostatus and T cell subset distribution in a cohort of East African commercial sex workers: retrospective analysis.
Schellenberg JJ, Card CM, Ball TB,
et al
AIDS
. 2011 Nov16.
Abstract

Anal Sex, Vaginal Practices, and HIV Incidence in Female Sex Workers in Urban Kenya:
Implications for the Development of Intravaginal HIV Prevention Methods.
Priddy FH, Wakasiaka S, Hoang TD,  et al

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2011 Oct;27(10):1067-72.
Abstract

Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ngugi E, Benoit C, Hallgrimsdottir H,  et al

Cult Health Sex
. 2011 Sep 21.
Abstract

Understanding the Context of HIV Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Female Sex Workers and Male Bar Clients Following Antiretroviral Therapy Rollout in Mombasa, Kenya.
McClelland L, Wanje G, Kashonga F, et al

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2011 Aug;23(4):299-312
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Use of AUDIT, and measures of drinking frequency and patterns to detect associations between alcohol and sexual behaviour in male sex workers in Kenya
Luchters S, Geibel S, Syengo M, et al

BMC Public Health
2011, 11:384

Paper

Molecular definition of vaginal microbiota in East African commercial sex workers.
Schellenberg JJ, Links MG, Hill JE,  et al

Appl Environ Microbiol
. 2011 Apr 29
Abstract

Determinants of Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya: A Case-Crossover
Analysis
Gallo MF, Warner L, Bell AJ, et al
Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Mar 25
Abstract

Sexual and physical violence against female sex workers in Kenya: a qualitative enquiry.
Okal J, Chersich MF, Tsui S,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2011 Mar 3:1-7. [
Abstract

Anal sex, vaginal practices and HIV incidence in female sex workers in urban Kenya: Implications for development of intravaginal HIV prevention methods.
Priddy FH, Wakasiaka S, Hoang TD, et al

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2011 Mar 15.
Abstract

Contraceptive needs of female sex workers in Kenya - A cross-sectional study.
Sutherland EG, Alaii J, Tsui S, et al

Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
. 2011 Mar 17
Abstract

Association Between Participant Self-Report and Biological Outcomes Used to Measure Sexual Risk Behavior in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1-Seropositive Female Sex Workers in Mombasa,
Kenya.
McClelland RS, Richardson BA, Wanje GH,.
et al
Sex Transm Dis
. 2011 Jan 6
Abstract

A TRIM5alpha exon 2 polymorphism is associated with protection from HIV-1 infection in the Pumwani sex worker cohort.
Price H, Lacap P, Tuff J, et al
 
AIDS
. 2010 Jul 31;24(12):1813-21.
Abstract

Evaluation of HIV Type 1 Strains in Men Having Sex with Men and in Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
ovanabutra S, Sanders EJ, Graham SM,  et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Feb;26(2):123-31.
Abstract

 

 
    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Regular sex partners to sex workers a "forgotten population" with HIV/STI burden
M. Akolo, J. Kimani L. Gelmon
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Potential cost-effectiveness of a pre-exposure prophylaxis intervention for female sex workers in Nairobi: prioritizing within a core group
I. Cremin, L. McKinnon, J. Kimani, et al

(
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

MSM - sex workers' (MSW) in Kenya experience: “Triple dose of stigma”
P. Macharia, J. Kimani E. Ndunda, R. Lorway
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Costs to scale up oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for sex workers in Kenya: evidence for action
P.A. Chen, K. Kripke, G. Kosimbe, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The constitution matters: access to services for sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, and transgender populations in Kenya
D. Mbote, R. Olson, K. Beardsley, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstractt

Burden of HIV and sexual behaviour among men who have sex with men and male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
N. Muraguri, W. Tu, J. Okal, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Police discrimination against commercial sex workers' possession of condoms
A. Wambeti Ireri
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Assessment of alcohol use among female sex workers in western Kenya
L.C. Langat, G. Karanja, R. Muraga, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Behaviour change and associated factors among female sex workers in Kenya
J. Nyagero, S. Wangila, V. Kutai, S. Olango
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Factors associated with having never tested for HIV among FSWs in Mombasa, Kenya
A. Bengtson, K. L'Engle, P. Mwarogo, N. Kingola
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Highly HIV exposed seronegative (HESN) sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya have altered innate mucosal immune responses at the level of the female genital tract.
A. Burgener, J. Lajoie, C. Wachihi, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Evidence for T cell immune quiescence in the genital mucosa of HIV exposed seronegative commercial sex workers
J. Lajoie, J. Juno, A. Burgener, et al
(
XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

High prevalence of HIV infection among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: results of a respondent-driven sampling study, 2010-2011
H. Musyoki, A. Kim, S. Geibel, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Libya
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Filling the Knowledge Gap: Measuring HIV Prevalence and Risk Factors among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Female Sex Workers in Tripoli, Libya.
Valadez JJ, Berendes S, Jeffery C,  et al
PLoS One. 2013 Jun 19;8(6):e66701
Paper

Madagascar
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Predictors of Unprotected Sex Among Female Sex Workers in Madagascar: Comparing Semen Biomarkers and Self-Reported Data.
Gallo MF, Steiner MJ, Hobbs MM, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2010 Jul 13
Paper
 

Malawi
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The association between substance use and sub-optimal HIV treatment engagement among HIV-infected female sex workers in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lancaster KE, Lungu T, Mmodzi P, et al

AIDS Care
. 2016 Jul 21:1-7.
Abstract

Do self-reported data reflect the real burden of lifetime exposure to sexual violence among females aged 13-24 years in Malawi?
Fan AZ, Kress H, Gupta S,  et al
Child Abuse Negl
. 2016 Jun 25;58:72-79.
Abstract

Substance use and HIV infection awareness among HIV-infected female sex workers in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lancaster KE, Go VF, Lungu T, et al
Int J Drug Policy. 2016 Feb 26.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The HIV Care Continuum among Female Sex Workers: A Key Population in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lancaster KE, Powers KA, Lungu T, et a;

PLoS One
. 2016 Jan 25;11(1):e0147662.

Paper

 


     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

  Sexual behaviors and practices amongst female commercial sex workers in Malawi
K. Limwame, N. Christofides, P. Mkandawire, R. Rapiti
XZ International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Factors that affect condom use by sex workers and their partners in high transmission areas, Lilongwe, Malawi
Bula A., Chaponda M., Chiwanda D.,et al

(XVI International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Mali
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  West African Female Sex Workers in Mali: Reduction in HIV Prevalence and Differences in Risk Profiles of Sex Workers of Differing Nationalities of Origin.
Trout CH, Dembélé O, Diakité D, et al 

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S221-S231.

Abstract

Mozambique
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Are HIV and reproductive health services adapted to the needs of female sex workers? Results of a policy and situational analysis in Tete, Mozambique.
Lafort Y, Jocitala O, Candrinho B, et a

BMC Health Serv Res
. 2016 Jul 26;16(1):301.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Barriers to HIV and sexual and reproductive health care for female sex workers in Tete, Mozambique: results from a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussions.
Lafort Y, Lessitala F, Candrinho B, Greener L, et al
BMC Public Health. 2016 Jul 20;16(1):
BMC Public Health
. 2016 Jul 20;16(1):
Paper

High Burden of HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Three Main Urban Areas of Mozambique.
Augusto ÂD, Young PW, Horth RZ,  et al 

AIDS Behav
. 2015 Aug 4.
Abstract

Socio-demographic, Behavioral and Health Characteristics of Underage Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: The Need to Protect a Generation from HIV Risk.
Inguane C, Horth RZ, Miranda AE,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2015 May 1.
Abstract

Exchange of sex for resources: HIV risk and gender norms in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Bandali S.
Cult Health Sex
. 2011 May;13(5):575-88.
Abstract


Namibia
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Sex, love and money along the Namibian-Angolan border.
Pinho AA, Sampaio CA, Monteiro SS, et al
Cult Health Sex. 2016 Mar 7:1-16.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
"I do what I have to do to survive": An investigation into the perceptions, experiences and economic considerations of women engaged in sex work in Northern Namibia.
Fitzgerald-Husek A, Martiniuk AL, Hinchcliff R,  et al

BMC Womens Health
. 2011 Aug 3;11(1):35.
Paper

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

  A case study on advancing sex workers' agenda through catalytic HIV funding in Namibia
T. Zapata, S. Sehgal, H. Van Renterghem, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Empowering sex workers to claim their right to access non-stigmatizing HIV and AIDS, health and social services in Namibia
A. Shinana, T. Zapata, S. Sehgal, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Niger
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Reorienting the HIV Response in Niger Toward Sex Work Interventions: From Better Evidence to Targeted and Expanded Practice
Fraser N, Kerr CC, Harouna Z, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S213-S220.
Abstract
 

Nigeria    
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Using brothel leadership to promote condom use among brothel-based female sex workers in Abuja, Nigeria: study protocol for a cluster randomized pilot trial.
Okafor U, Crutzen R, Okekearu I, et al

Pilot Feasibility Stud
. 2017 Feb 20;3:10.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cytopathological Examination and Epidemiological Study of Cervicitis in Commercial Sex Workers (Csws) in Coal City (Enugu), Nigeria.
Efosa OB, Uwadiegwu AP.
Ethiop J Health Sci. 2015 Jul;25(3):225-30.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence and correlates of violence against female sex workers in Abuja, Nigeria.
Fawole OI, Dagunduro AT.

Afr Health Sci
. 2014 Jun;14(2):299-313.

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria - Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes.
Ikpeazu A, Momah-Haruna A, Madu Mari B, et al

PLoS One
. 2014 Aug 13;9(8):e103619.
Paper

Occupational hazards and coping strategies of sex workers in southwestern Nigeria.
Popoola BI.

Health Care Women Int
. 2013 Feb;34(2):139-49
Abstract


Sexual hazards, life experiences and social circumstances among male sex workers in Nigeria.
Okanlawon K, Adebowale AS, Titilayo A.
Cult Health Sex. 2012 Dec 19
Abstract

Sexual Risk Behaviors and HIV among Female Sex Workers in Nigeria.
Eluwa GI, Strathdee SA, Adebajo S,  et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2012 Aug 22
Abstract

Risk perceptions, prevention and treatment seeking for sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS among female sex workers in Kano, Nigeria.
Lawan UM, Abubakar S, Ahmed A.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2012 Mar;16(1):61-7.
Abstract

Sexual assault against women at Osogbo southwestern Nigeria.
Adeleke NA, Olowookere AS, Hassan MB,  et al

Niger J Clin Pract
. 2012 Apr-Jun;15(2):190-3.
Abstract

HIV-related risk perception among female sex workers in Nigeria.
Ankomah A, Omoregie G, Akinyemi Z,  et al
HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2011;3:93-100
Paper

Estimates of human immunodeficiency virus incidence among female sex workers in north central Nigeria: implications for HIV clinical trials.
Forbi JC, Entonu PE, Mwangi LO, Agwale SM
.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2011 Aug 26.
Abstract

 

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Provider sensitization and training improves uptake of health services by FSW and other MARPs in Northern Nigeria
H. Alhamdu, Y. Dayyabu
(
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Risk perception and safer sex practices among female sex workers in Nigeria
O. Idoko, M. Abass, B. Aiyenigba, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

HIV and sexual risk behaviours among female sex workers in Nigeria
G. Eluwa, S. StrathdeeB. Ahonsi, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Outcome of the assessment of HIV prevention interventions on the knowledge, sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence among female sexual workers (FSW) in Nigeria
O. Adedokun, C. Anoje, T. Badru, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Republic of Mauritius.
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Unexpectedly High Injection Drug Use, HIV and Hepatitis C Prevalence Among Female Sex Workers in the Republic of Mauritius.
Johnston LG, Corceal S.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Aug 1.

Abstract

Rwanda
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda.
Mutagoma M, Samuel MS, Kayitesi C  Int

J STD AIDS
. 2017 Jan 1:956462416688137.
Abstract

The Impact of Hormonal Contraception and Pregnancy on Sexually Transmitted Infections and on Cervicovaginal Microbiota in African Sex Workers.
Borgdorff H, Verwijs MC, Wit FW, et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2015 Mar;42(3):143-152.
Abstract

Estimation of the size of the female sex worker population in Rwanda using three different methods.
Mutagoma M, Kayitesi C, Gwiza A, et al
 
Int J STD AIDS
. 2014 Oct 20.
Abstract

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, genital symptoms and health-care seeking behaviour among HIV-negative female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda.
Veldhuijzen NJ, van Steijn M, Nyinawabega J,  et al

Int J STD AIDS
. 2013 Mar 20.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Risk Factor Detection as a Metric of STARHS Performance for HIV Incidence Surveillance Among Female Sex Workers in Kigali, Rwanda.
Braunstein SL, van de Wijgert JH, Vyankandondera J, et al

Open AIDS J
. 2012;6:112-21.
Paper

Joining and leaving sex work: experiences of women in Kigali, Rwanda.
Ingabire MC, Mitchell K, Veldhuijzen N,  et al
Cult Health Sex. 2012 Aug 31.
Abstract

High human immunodeficiency virus incidence in a cohort of Rwandan female sex workers.
Braunstein SL, Ingabire CM, Kestelyn E,  et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 May;38(5):385-94.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Dual Testing Algorithm of BED-CEIA and AxSYM Avidity Index Assays Performs Best in Identifying Recent HIV Infection in a Sample of Rwandan Sex Workers.
Braunstein SL, Nash D, Kim AA, et al |
PLoS One
. 2011 Apr 12;6(4):e18402.
Paper

HIV diagnosis, linkage to HIV care, and HIV risk behaviors among newly diagnosed HIV positive female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda.
Braunstein SL, Umulisa MM, Veldhuijzen NJ,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Mar 9.
Abstract

Developing human rights-based strategies to improve health among female sex workers in Rwanda.
Binagwaho A, Agbonyitor M, Mwananawe A,  et al

Health Hum Rights
. 2010 Dec 15;12(2):89-100.
Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Prevention strategy against HIV/AIDS for sex workers and their children in Rwanda
A. Mwananawe, J. Tinya, T. Mporany, et al
(XIX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Senegal
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Potential Impact of Integrated Stigma Mitigation Interventions in Improving HIV/AIDS Service Delivery and Uptake for Key Populations in Senegal.
Lyons CE, Ketende S, Diouf D, et al 

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2017 Jan 1;74 Suppl 1:S52-S59
.
Abstract

Regulating sex work: subjectivity and stigma in Senegal.
Foley EE.
Cult Health Sex. 2016 Jun 6:1-14

Abstract

 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Prospective study of the incidence of HIV among registered female sex workers in Dakar, Senegal 1992-2010
A. Mboup, M. Sarr, A. Spaulding, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Somalia
           


South Africa
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Exploring acceptability of oral PrEP prior to implementation among female sex workers in South Africa.
Eakle R, Bourne A, Mbogua J, Mutanha N, Rees H. 

 Int AIDS Soc
. 2018 Feb;21(2).
Abstract

Prevalence and patterns of victimization and polyvictimization among female sex workers in Soweto, a South African township: a cross-sectional, respondent-driven sampling study.
Coetzee J, Gray GE, Jewkes R. et al

Glob Health Action
. 2017;10(1):1403815.
Abstract

HIV Prevention Among Women Who Use Substances And Report Sex Work: Risk Groups Identified Among South African Women.
Wechsberg WM, Peasant C, Kline T,
AIDS Behav. 2017 Sep 8.
Abstract

Gender and Sex Trading Among Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa.
Lion RR, Watt MH, Wechsberg WM, Meade CS.
 
Subst Use Misuse
. 2017 May 12;52(6):773-784.
Abstract

HIV care and treatment experiences among female sex workers living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.
Lancaster KE, Cernigliaro D, Zulliger R, Fleming PF.

Afr J AIDS Res
. 2016 Dec;15(4):377-38
6.
Abstract

Pregnancy Intentions and Safer Pregnancy Knowledge Among Female Sex Workers in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Rao A, Baral S, Phaswana-Mafuya N, et al
Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun 6.
Abstract

Cisgender male and transgender female sex workers in South Africa: gender variant identities and narratives of exclusion.
Samudzi Z, Mannell J.

Cult Health Sex
. 2015 Aug 5:1-
Abstract

The role of material deprivation and consumerism in the decisions to engage in transactional sex among young people in the urban slums of Blantyre, Malawi.
Kamndaya M, Vearey J, Thomas L,  et al

Glob Public Health
. 2015 Mar 5:1-14.
Abstract

Estimating the Number of Sex Workers in South Africa: Rapid Population Size Estimation.
Konstant TL, Rangasami J, Stacey MJ, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2015 Jan 13.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
'There are a lot of new people in town: but they are here for soccer, not for business' a qualitative inquiry into the impact of the 2010 soccer world cup on sex work in South Africa.
Richter ML, Scorgie F, Chersich MF, Luchters S.  

Global Health
. 2014 Jun 10;10(1):45.
Paper

Migration status, work conditions and health utilization of female sex workers in three South African cities.
Richter M, Chersich MF, Vearey J,  et al

J Immigr Minor Health
. 2014 Feb;16(1):7-17.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE

"Money talks, bullshit walks" interrogating notions of consumption and survival sex among young women engaging in transactional sex in post-apartheid South Africa: a qualitative enquiry.

Zembe YZ, Townsend L, Thorson A, Ekström AM.
Global Health. 2013 Jul 18;9(1):28.
Paper

Understanding the Needs of Township Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) Health Outreach Workers: Exploring the Interplay Between Volunteer Training, Social Capital and Critical Consciousness.
Tucker A, de Swardt G, Struthers H, McIntyre J.

AIDS Behav
. 2013 May;17 Suppl 1:33-42
Abstract

We are despised in the hospitals': sex workers' experiences of accessing health care in four African countries.
Scorgie F, Nakato D, Harper E, et al

Cult Health Sex
. 2013 Feb 18.
Abstract

Migration Status, Work Conditions and Health Utilization of Female Sex Workers in Three South African Cities.
Richter M, Chersich MF, Vearey J,  et al
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Dec 13
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Female sex work and international sport events - no major changes in demand or supply of paid sex during the 2010 Soccer World Cup: a cross-sectional study.

Richter M, Luchters S, Ndlovu D, et al
BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 11;12(1):763.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Men, prostitution and the provider role: understanding the intersections of economic exchange, sex, crime and violence in South Africa.
Jewkes R, Morrell R, Sikweyiya Y,  et al
PLoS One
. 2012;7(7):e40821
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Transactional relationships and sex with a woman in prostitution: prevalence and patterns in a representative
sample of South African men.
Jewkes R, Morrell R, Sikweyiya Y,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2012 May 2;12(1):325
Paper

Identifying at-risk populations in Kenya and South Africa: HIV incidence in cohorts of men who report sex with men, sex workers, and youth.
Price M, Rida W, Mwangome M, Mutua G,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Jan 5
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sex Work during the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Results from a Three-Wave Cross-Sectional Survey.
Delva W, Richter M, De Koker P,  et al
PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e28363.

Paper

Transactional Sex amongst AIDS-orphaned and AIDS-Affected Adolescents Predicted by Abuse and Extreme Poverty.
D CL, Phd OM, Mark B, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Aug 18.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Is Associated with HIV Acquisition among South African Female Sex Workers.

Auvert B, Marais D, Lissouba P,  et al 
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011:692012
Paper

Sex work and the 2010 FIFA World Cup: time for public health imperatives to prevail.
Richter ML, Chersich MF, Scorgie F,
et al
Global Health
. 2010 Feb 11;6(1):1.

Abstract

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Transactional sex and HIV risk among MSM in Mpumalanga, South Africa
K. Dunkle, D. Murdock, T. Osmand, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Sudan
           

   Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Integrated bio-behavioural HIV surveillance surveys among female sex workers in Sudan, 2011-2012.
Elhadi M, Elbadawi A, Abdelrahman S, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Nov;89 Suppl 3:iii17-iii22.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Integrated bio-behavioural HIV surveillance surveys among female sex workers in Sudan, 2011=2012

Elhadi M, Elbadawi A, Abdelrahman S, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Aug 30.
Paper

HIV prevalence and risk behaviors of female sex workers in Khartoum, north Sudan.
Abdelrahim MS.

AIDS
. 2010 Jul;24 Suppl 2:S55-60

Abstract

 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
  Gender-based violence, survival sex and HIV risk among female sex workers in south Sudan
L.L. Broomhall, I. Nyamongo, E. Ballard
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Swaziland
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The feminine ideal and transactional sex: Navigating respectability and risk in Swaziland.
Fielding-Miller R, Dunkle KL,  

Soc Sci Med
. 2016 Apr 7;158:24-33.
Abstract

The Prevalence and Correlates of Physical and Sexual Violence Affecting Female Sex Workers in Swaziland.
Berger BO, Grosso A, Adams D, et al
J Interpers Violence. 2016 Feb 12.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Reconceptualizing the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Needs of Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Swaziland.
Baral S, Ketende S, Green JL,  et al.
PLoS One. 2014 Dec 22;9(12):e115465.
Paper

Cultural consensus modeling to measure transactional sex in Swaziland: Scale building and validation.
Fielding-Miller R, Dunkle KL, Cooper HL, et al

Soc Sci Med
. 2015 Nov 22;148:25-33.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Social Cohesion, Social Participation, and HIV Related Risk among Female Sex Workers in Swaziland.
Fonner VA, Kerrigan D, Mnisi Z,  et al
PLoS One. 2014 Jan 31;9(1):e87527.
Paper

Use of dual protection among female sex workers in Swaziland.
Yam EA, Mnisi Z, Mabuza X,  et al
Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2013 Jun;39(2):69-78.
Abstract

Use of emergency contraceptive pills among female sex workers in Swaziland.
Yam EA, Mnisi Z, Maziya S, et al

J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
. 2013 Jun 21
Abstract

Association between condom use and use of other contraceptive methods among female sex workers in Swaziland: a relationship-level analysis of condom and contraceptive use.
Yam EA, Mnisi Z, Sithole B,  et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2013 May;40(5):
Abstract

Female condoms give women greater control': A qualitative assessment of the experiences of commercial sex workers in Swaziland.
Mathenjwa T, Maharaj P.

Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
. 2012 Jul 30.
Abstract

An assessment of sex work in Swaziland: barriers to and opportunities for HIV prevention among sex workers.
Chipamaunga S, Muula AS, Mataya R.
SAHARA J. 2010 Oct;7(3):44-50.
Abstract

 

Tanzania
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

 

 

You already drank my beer, I can decide anything': using structuration theory to explore the dynamics of alcohol use, gender-based violence and HIV risk among female sex workers in Tanzania.
Leddy AM, Kerrigan D, Kennedy CE,  et al
 
Cult Health Sex
. 2018 Mar 16:1-15.
Abstract

Project Shikamana: Baseline Findings From a Community Empowerment-Based Combination HIV Prevention Trial Among Female Sex Workers in Iringa, Tanzania.
Kerrigan D, Mbwambo J, Likindikoki S,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jan 1;74
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Transactional sex amongst young people in rural northern Tanzania: an ethnography of young women's motivations and negotiation
Wamoyi J, Wight D,  Plummer M,  et al
Reproductive Health 2010, 7:2
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     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
 

Social vulnerability predicts consistent condom-use among female sex workers in Tanzania: findings from the HIV biological and behavioral survey 2013 in seven regions
K. Misra, L. Vu2, D. Michael, et al
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Bringing hope to sex workers health through interpersonal networks
M. Ruberintwari
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Sex work, motherhood and HV in Iringa, Tanzania: roles, responsibilities and risks
S.W. Beckham, C.E. Kennedy, P. Winch, et al

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Togo
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
  HIV prevalence and behavioral studies among female sex workers in Togo in 2015.
Teclessou JN, Akakpo S, Gbetoglo D, et al.
 
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2017 Jun 28.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of syphilis among female sex workers and their clients in Togo in 2011.
Halatoko WA, Landoh DE, Saka B, et al

BMC Public Health
. 2017 Feb 21;17(1):219
Paper

Assessment of Policy and Access to HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services for Men Who Have Sex With Men and for Sex Workers in Burkina Faso and Togo.
Duvall S, Irani L, Compaoré C,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S189-S197.
Abstract

Sexual Violence, Condom Negotiation, and Condom Use in the Context of Sex Work: Results From Two West African Countries.
Wirtz AL, Schwartz S, Ketende S, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Mar 1;68 Suppl 2:S171-S179.
Abstract

HIV prevalence and behavioral studies in female sex workers in Togo: a decline in the prevalence between 2005 and 2011.
Pitché P, Gbetoglo K, Saka B, et al
Pan Afr Med J. 2013 Jun 21;15:62
Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Engagement in the HIV care continuum among female sex workers in two concentrated epidemics in West Africa
S. Schwartz, E. Papworth, O. Ky-Zerbo, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Tunisia
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Identification of a dominant Chlamydia trachomatis strain in patients attending sexual transmitted infection clinic and female sex workers in Tunisia using a high resolution typing method.
Gharsallah H, Bom RJ, Bruisten SM, et al
I
nfect Genet Evol
. 2016 Aug 4.

Abstract
 

Uganda
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Direct provision versus facility collection of HIV self-tests among female sex workers in Uganda: A cluster-randomized controlled health systems trial.
Ortblad K, Kibuuka Musoke D, .et al
PLoS Med
. 2017 Nov 28;14(11):e1002458.
Paper

Interpersonal and Structural Contexts of Intimate Partner Violence among Female Sex Workers in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda.
Erickson M, Goldenberg SM, Master A, et al
 
Women Health
. 2017 Jul 6.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Burden and characteristics of HIV infection among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda - a respondent-driven sampling survey.
Hladik W, Baughman AL, Serwadda D,  et al
 
BMC Public Health
. 2017 Jun 10;17(1):565.
Paper

incarceration and exposure to internally displaced persons camps associated with reproductive rights abuses among sex workers in northern Uganda
Erickson M, Goldenberg SM, Akello M, et al
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2017 Feb 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

Multiple HPV infections in female sex workers in Western Kenya: implications for prophylactic vaccines within this sub population.
Menon S, van den Broeck D, Rossi R, et al

 Infect Agent Cancer
. 2017 Jan 6;12:2.

Paper

Risk of major depressive disorder among older persons living in HIV-endemic central and southwestern Uganda.
Kinyanda E, Kuteesa M, Scholten F,  et al
 
AIDS Care
. 2016 Dec;28(12):1516-1521.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Facilitators and Barriers to Linkage to HIV Care among Female Sex Workers Receiving HIV Testing Services at a Community-Based Organization in Periurban Uganda: A Qualitative Study.
Nakanwagi S, Matovu JK, Kintu BN, et al
J Sex Transm Dis. 2016;2016:7673014.
Paper

Relationship dynamics and sexual risk behaviour of male partners of female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda.
Mbonye M, Siu GE, Kiwanuka T, Seeley J  

A
fr J AIDS Res
. 2016 Jul;15(2):149-155.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Acceptance of Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections for Stable Sexual Partners by Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda.
Mayanja Y, Mukose AD, Nakubulwa S, et al
PLoS One. 2016 May 12;11(5):e0155383.
Paper

Policing the epidemic: High burden of workplace violence among female sex workers in conflict-affected northern Uganda.
Muldoon KA, Akello M, Muzaaya G,  et al

Glob Public Health
. 2015 Oct 27
Abstract

Structural determinants of dual contraceptive use among female sex workers in Gulu, northern Uganda.
Erickson M, Goldenberg SM, Ajok M,  et al
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Jun 3.
Abstract

Prevalence of Rape and Client-Initiated Gender-Based Violence Among Female Sex Workers: Kampala, Uganda, 2012.
Schwitters A, Swaminathan M, Serwadda D, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2014 Nov 29
Abstract

Rates of HIV-1 superinfection and primary HIV-1 infection are similar in female sex workers in Uganda.
Redd AD, Ssemwanga D, Vandepitte J,  et al

AIDS
. 2014 Sep 10;28(14):2147-2152
Abstract

Abortion services for sex workers in Uganda: successful strategies in an urban clinic.
Marlow HM, Shellenberg K, Yegon E.

Cult Health Sex
. 2014 Jun 19:1-13.
Abstract

High prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant gonorrhea among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda (2008-2009).
Vandepitte J, Hughes P, Matovu G, et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2014 Apr;41(4):233-7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
'It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes': structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda.
Mbonye M, Nakamanya S, Nalukenge W, et al

BMC Public Health
. 2013 Aug 10;13(1):741.
Paper

Natural history of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection in a Cohort of Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda.
Vandepitte J, Weiss HA, Kyakuwa N,  et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2013 May;40(5):422-7.
Abstract

We are despised in the hospitals': sex workers' experiences of accessing health care in four African countries.
Scorgie F, Nakato D, Harper E, et al

Cult Health Sex
. 2013 Feb 18.
Abstract

Condom use among female sex workers in Uganda.
Bukenya J, Vandepitte J, Kwikiriza M,  et al
AIDS Care. 2012 Dec 7.
Abstract

Gender inequity in the lives of women involved in sex work in Kampala, Uganda.
Mbonye M, Nalukenge W, Nakamanya S, et al
J Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Jun 14;15
Abstract

Transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance among drug-naive female sex workers with recent infection in Kampala, Uganda.
Ssemwanga D, Ndembi N, Lyagoba F, et al
Clin Infect Dis
. 2012 May;54 Suppl
Abstract

Prevalence and Correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection Among Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda.
Vandepitte J, Muller E, Bukenya J,  et al

J Infect Dis
. 2011 Nov 18
Abstract

HIV-1 subtype distribution, multiple infections, sexual networks and partnership histories in Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda.
Ssemwanga D, Ndembi N, Lyagoba F, et al
 
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2011 Jul 13.
Abstract

 

 
   Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
HIV prevalence and risky sexual behaviour among male regular partners of female sex workers in an HIV/AIDS urban clinic setting in Uganda
G. Namale, M. Mugyenyi, J. Seeley, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Increasing access to HIV prevention services for female sex workers through moonlight clinics along Uganda-Kenya border areas
L. Opendi, V. Masaba
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Hyper-endemic HIV seroprevalence among young female sex workers in post-conflict, northern Uganda: a call for social and structural HIV interventions
K. Shannon, M. Akello, K. Muldoon, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Moonlight HCT: an effective strategy for HIV prevention among commercial sex workers in Malaba, Uganda
M. Osudo Ekisa Jackson, A. Proscovia
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Older women and sex work: breaking the silence on the gendered structural drivers of HIV in Ugand .
F. Zalwango Kabuye, S. Nakamanya, R. Nalugya, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A qualitative study of coping strategies of women involved in sex work in Kampala, Uganda
B. Nalusiba, M. Mbonye, R. King, et al
{XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Rapid assessment of HIV risk behaviour in drug using sex workers in Kampala City and four other main sub-cities of Uganda
U. Kabanda,

{XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A qualitative study of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda: organization, risk and intervention opportunities
F. Zalwango, S. Nakamanya, M. Mbonye, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Alarming rates of occupational violence and associated HIV risks among young female sex workers in post-conflict northern Uganda
K. Muldoon M. Akello3, G. Muzaaya, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Zambia
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Effect of HIV self-testing on the number of sexual partners among female sex workers in Zambia.
Oldenburg CE, Chanda MM, Ortblad KF, et al

 AIDS
. 2018 Mar 13;32(5):645-652
Abstract

Effect of HIV self-testing on the number of sexual partners among female sex workers in Zambia: A randomized controlled trial
Oldenburg C, Chanda MM, Ortblad KF,  et a;
AIDS. 2018 Jan 13
Abstract

Contraceptive use and unplanned pregnancy among female sex workers in Zambia.
Chanda MM, Ortblad KF, Mwale M, et al
Contraception. 2017 Jul 12
Abstract

Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Testing Among Zambian Female Sex Workers in Three Transit Hubs.
Chanda MM, Perez-Brumer AG, Ortblad KF,  et al 

AIDS Patient Care
STDS
. 2017 Jun 5
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Zambian Peer Educators for HIV Self-Testing (ZEST) study: rationale and design of a cluster randomised trial of HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Zambia.
Oldenburg CE, Ortblad KF, Chanda MM et al
 
BMJ Open
. 2017 Apr 20;7(4):e014780.
Paper

Implementation of an electronic fingerprint-linked data collection system: a feasibility and acceptability study among Zambian female sex workers.
Wall KM, Kilembe W, Inambao M,  et al
Global Health. 2015 Jun 27;11(1):27.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Female Sex Workers, Male Circumcision and HIV: A Qualitative Study of Their Understanding, Experience, and HIV Risk in Zambia.
Abbott SA, Haberland NA, Mulenga DM, Hewett PC.
PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e53809.
Paper


Zimbabwe
           

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Do female sex workers have lower uptake of HIV treatment services than non-sex workers? A cross-sectional study from east Zimbabwe.
by Rhead R, Elmes J, Otobo E, et al
 
BMJ Open.
2018 Feb 28;8(2):e018751.

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

Evaluating the impact of DREAMS on HIV incidence among young women who sell sex: protocol for a non-randomised study in Zimbabwe.
Hensen B, Hargreaves JR, Chiyaka T

BMC Public Health
. 2018 Jan 31;18
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A reconfiguration of the sex trade: How social and structural changes in eastern Zimbabwe left women involved in sex work and transactional sex more vulnerable.
Elmes J, Skovdal M, Nhongo K, et al

PLoS One
. 2017 Feb 22;
Paper

Overlapping HIV and sex-work stigma among female sex workers recruited to 14 respondent-driven sampling surveys across Zimbabwe, 2013
.Hargreaves JR, Busza J, Mushati P,
AIDS Care. 2016 Dec 21:1-11.
Abstract

Cohort analysis of programme data to estimate HIV incidence and uptake of HIV-related services among female sex workers in Zimbabwe, 2009-14.
Hargreaves JR, Mtetwa S, Davey C,  et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Dec 15.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Statistical design and analysis plan for an impact evaluation of an HIV treatment and prevention intervention for female sex workers in Zimbabwe: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Hargreaves JR, Fearon E, Davey C,et al

Trials
. 2016 Jan 5;17(1):6.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Competition is not necessarily a barrier to community mobilisation among sex workers: an intervention planning assessment from Zimbabwe
Mtetwa S, Busza J, Davey C,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2015 Aug 16;15(1):787.
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Estimation of the HIV care cascade for female sex workers in Zimbabwe: baseline results of the SAPPH-Ire trial
C. Davey, S. Napierala Mavedzenge. et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


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