Potential reduction in female sex workers’ risk of contracting HIV during coronavirus disease 2019

Female sex workers’ livelihoods in Zimbabwe have been severely impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic due to closure of entertainment venues. Competition over fewer clients has reduced ability to negotiate condom use. At the same time as partner numbers have decreased, frequency of report...

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Autores principales: Machingura, Fortunate, Chabata, Sungai T., Busza, Joanna, Jamali, Gracious, Makamba, Memory, Dirawo, Jeffrey, Yekeye, Raymond, Mugurungi, Owen, Matambanadzo, Primrose, Cowan, Frances Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8373442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33973873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002943
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Sumario:Female sex workers’ livelihoods in Zimbabwe have been severely impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic due to closure of entertainment venues. Competition over fewer clients has reduced ability to negotiate condom use. At the same time as partner numbers have decreased, frequency of reported condomless sex has not increased, suggesting potential reduction in overall HIV and sexually transmitted infection risk and an opportunity for programmes to reach sex workers with holistic social and economic support and prevention services.

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