The global response and unmet actions for HIV and sex workers

K Shannon, AL Crago, SD Baral, LG Bekker… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Female, male, and transgender sex workers continue to have disproportionately high
burdens of HIV infection in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries in 2018 …

The disconnect between individual-level and population-level HIV prevention benefits of antiretroviral treatment

S Baral, A Rao, P Sullivan, N Phaswana-Mafuya… - The lancet HIV, 2019 - thelancet.com
In 2019, the HIV pandemic is growing and soon over 40 million people will be living with
HIV. Effective population-based approaches to decrease HIV incidence are as relevant as …

Estimating the contribution of key populations towards HIV transmission in South Africa

J Stone, C Mukandavire, MC Boily… - African Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: In generalized epidemic settings, there is insufficient understanding of how the
unmet HIV prevention and treatment needs of key populations (KPs), such as female sex …

Checklist for studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence or incidence: rationale and recommended use

L Mbuagbaw, C Garcia, B Brenner, D Cecchini… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) is a major challenge to the effectiveness of antiretroviral
therapy. Global efforts in addressing HIVDR require clear, transparent, and replicable …

HIV incidence estimation among female sex workers in South Africa: a multiple methods analysis of cross-sectional survey data

R Kassanjee, A Welte, K Otwombe, M Jaffer… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Although numerous studies have investigated HIV risk factors and shown high
HIV prevalence among female sex workers in South Africa, no national HIV incidence …

Depression and Post Traumatic Stress amongst female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: A cross sectional, respondent driven sample

J Coetzee, J Buckley, K Otwombe, M Milovanovic… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Sex workers in South Africa are exposed to high levels of violence, yet little is
known about their mental health needs. This study aims to understanding the prevalence of …

The HIV cascade of care and service utilisation at sex work programmes among female sex workers in South Africa

M Jaffer, N Christofides, K Hlongwane, K Otwombe… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Female sex workers (FSWs) in South Africa experience a uniquely high prevalence of HIV.
We describe the HIV cascade of care (CoC) in FSWs in South Africa, and explored service …

Key risk factors for substance use among female sex workers in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa: A cross-sectional study

EJ Yeo, K Hlongwane, K Otwombe, KL Hopkins… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Sex workers in South Africa experience high levels of trauma and mental health
issues, but little is known about their drug and alcohol use. This study assessed the …

Prevalence and patterns of victimization and polyvictimization among female sex workers in Soweto, a South African township: a cross-sectional, respondent-driven …

J Coetzee, GE Gray, R Jewkes - Global health action, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by
violence from multiple partner categories. This increases their vulnerability to HIV …

HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: tracking the epidemic

MM Mizinduko, K Moen, S Likindikoki… - … journal of STD & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Since 2014, HIV care and treatment services among key populations including female sex
workers (FSWs) have intensified in Tanzania. We sought to track the epidemic among FSWs …