| Literature DB >> 32761475 |
Avi J Hakim1, Kelsey Coy2,3, Angelyne Amos4, Barne Willie4, Steven G Badman5, Rebecca Narokobi4, Josephine Gabuzzi4, Simon Pekon6, Martha Kupul4, Parker Hou4, Herick Aeno4, Ruthy Neo Boli4, Joshua Nembari4, Sophie Ase4, Damian Weikum2, Nick Dala6, Steven Callens7, John M Kaldor5, Andrew J Vallely4,5, Angela Kelly-Hanku4,5.
Abstract
We conducted biobehavioral surveys among female sex workers (FSW) in Lae and Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea (January-December 2017). Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit FSW aged ≥ 12 years, who were assigned female sex at birth, who spoke English or Tok Pisin, and who sold or exchanged sex for money, goods, or services in the last 6 months. When adjusted for viral suppression, 48.9% of FSW Lae and 61.9% in Mt. Hagen were aware of their HIV positive status. Of these women, 95.3% in Lae and 98.9% in Mt. Hagen were on antiretroviral therapy, and of these, 83.5% in Lae and 87.0% in Mt. Hagen had suppressed viral load. Renewed efforts are needed to increase HIV testing among FSW and provide support to FSW on treatment in both cities to attain viral suppression.Entities:
Keywords: 90-90-90; Female sex workers; HIV; Papua New Guinea; Respondent-driven sampling
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Year: 2021 PMID： 32761475 PMCID： PMC8667081 DOI： 10.1007/s10461-020-02997-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Behav ISSN： 1090-7165