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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 Africa

BACKGROUND: A baseline cross-sectional survey among female sex workers (FSWs) was conducted in four cities within the context of an implementation research project aiming to improve FSWs’ access to HIV, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. The survey measured where FSWs seek HIV/SRH ca...

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Autores principales: Lafort, Yves, Greener, Ross, Roy, Anuradha, Greener, Letitia, Ombidi, Wilkister, Lessitala, Faustino, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Beksinska, Mags, Gichangi, Peter, Reza-Paul, Sushena, Smit, Jenni A., Chersich, Matthew, Delva, Wim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27494412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160730
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author Lafort, Yves
Greener, Ross
Roy, Anuradha
Greener, Letitia
Ombidi, Wilkister
Lessitala, Faustino
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan
Beksinska, Mags
Gichangi, Peter
Reza-Paul, Sushena
Smit, Jenni A.
Chersich, Matthew
Delva, Wim
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Greener, Ross
Roy, Anuradha
Greener, Letitia
Ombidi, Wilkister
Lessitala, Faustino
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan
Beksinska, Mags
Gichangi, Peter
Reza-Paul, Sushena
Smit, Jenni A.
Chersich, Matthew
Delva, Wim
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description BACKGROUND: A baseline cross-sectional survey among female sex workers (FSWs) was conducted in four cities within the context of an implementation research project aiming to improve FSWs’ access to HIV, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. The survey measured where FSWs seek HIV/SRH care and what motivates their choice. METHODS: Using respondent-driven sampling (RDS), FWSs were recruited in Durban, South Africa (n = 400), Tete, Mozambique (n = 308), Mombasa, Kenya (n = 400) and Mysore, India (n = 458) and interviewed. RDS-adjusted proportions were estimated by non-parametric bootstrapping, and compared across cities using post-hoc pairwise comparison tests. RESULTS: Across cities, FSWs most commonly sought care for the majority of HIV/SRH services at public health facilities, most especially in Durban (ranging from 65% for condoms to 97% for HIV care). Services specifically targeting FSWs only had a high coverage in Mysore for STI care (89%) and HIV testing (79%). Private-for-profit clinics were important providers in Mombasa (ranging from 17% for STI care and HIV testing to 43% for HIV care), but not in the other cities. The most important reason for the choice of care provider in Durban and Mombasa was proximity, in Tete ‘where they always go’, and in Mysore cost of care. Where available, clinics specifically targeting FSWs were more often chosen because of shorter waiting times, perceived higher quality of care, more privacy and friendlier personnel. CONCLUSION: The place where care is sought for HIV/SRH services differs substantially between cities. Targeted services have limited coverage in the African cities compared to Mysore. Convenience appears more important for choosing the place of care than aspects of quality of care. The best model to improve access, linking targeted interventions with general health services, will need to be tailored to the specific context of each city.
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spelling pubmed-49754602016-08-25 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 Africa Lafort, Yves Greener, Ross Roy, Anuradha Greener, Letitia Ombidi, Wilkister Lessitala, Faustino Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan Beksinska, Mags Gichangi, Peter Reza-Paul, Sushena Smit, Jenni A. Chersich, Matthew Delva, Wim PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: A baseline cross-sectional survey among female sex workers (FSWs) was conducted in four cities within the context of an implementation research project aiming to improve FSWs’ access to HIV, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. The survey measured where FSWs seek HIV/SRH care and what motivates their choice. METHODS: Using respondent-driven sampling (RDS), FWSs were recruited in Durban, South Africa (n = 400), Tete, Mozambique (n = 308), Mombasa, Kenya (n = 400) and Mysore, India (n = 458) and interviewed. RDS-adjusted proportions were estimated by non-parametric bootstrapping, and compared across cities using post-hoc pairwise comparison tests. RESULTS: Across cities, FSWs most commonly sought care for the majority of HIV/SRH services at public health facilities, most especially in Durban (ranging from 65% for condoms to 97% for HIV care). Services specifically targeting FSWs only had a high coverage in Mysore for STI care (89%) and HIV testing (79%). Private-for-profit clinics were important providers in Mombasa (ranging from 17% for STI care and HIV testing to 43% for HIV care), but not in the other cities. The most important reason for the choice of care provider in Durban and Mombasa was proximity, in Tete ‘where they always go’, and in Mysore cost of care. Where available, clinics specifically targeting FSWs were more often chosen because of shorter waiting times, perceived higher quality of care, more privacy and friendlier personnel. CONCLUSION: The place where care is sought for HIV/SRH services differs substantially between cities. Targeted services have limited coverage in the African cities compared to Mysore. Convenience appears more important for choosing the place of care than aspects of quality of care. The best model to improve access, linking targeted interventions with general health services, will need to be tailored to the specific context of each city. Public Library of Science 2016-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4975460/ /pubmed/27494412 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160730 Text en © 2016 Lafort et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Lafort, Yves
Greener, Ross
Roy, Anuradha
Greener, Letitia
Ombidi, Wilkister
Lessitala, Faustino
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan
Beksinska, Mags
Gichangi, Peter
Reza-Paul, Sushena
Smit, Jenni A.
Chersich, Matthew
Delva, Wim
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 Africa
title 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 Africa
title_full 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 Africa
title_fullStr 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 Africa
title_full_unstemmed 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 Africa
title_short 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 Africa
title_sort 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 africa
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27494412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160730
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