HIV Risk Perception and Behavior among Sex Workers in Three Major Urban Centers of Mozambique

HIV risk perceptions and behaviors of 236 commercial sex workers from three major Mozambican urban centers were studied using the International Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation (I-RARE) methodology. All were offered HIV testing and, in Maputo, syphilis testing was offered as well. Sixty-thr...

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Autores principales: Langa, Judite, Sousa, César, Sidat, Mohsin, Kroeger, Karen, McLellan-Lemal, Eleanor, Belani, Hrishikesh, Patel, Shama, Shodell, Daniel, Shodell, Michael, Benech, Irene, Needle, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24736653
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094838
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Sumario:HIV risk perceptions and behaviors of 236 commercial sex workers from three major Mozambican urban centers were studied using the International Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation (I-RARE) methodology. All were offered HIV testing and, in Maputo, syphilis testing was offered as well. Sixty-three of the 236 opted for HIV testing, with 30 (48%) testing positive for HIV. In Maputo, all 30 receiving HIV tests also had syphilis testing, with 6 (20%) found to be positive. Results include interview excerpts and qualitative results using I-RARE methodology and AnSWR-assisted analyses of the interviews and focus group sessions.

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