ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2012
Willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among female sex workers: a cross-sectional study in China.
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- A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Factors Affecting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Willingness Among Black Women for HIV Prevention.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- The PrEP Care Continuum Among Cisgender Women Who Sell Sex and/or Use Drugs Globally: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2020Pooled it
- Values and Preferences on the Use of Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Multiple Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature.AIDS and behavior · 2017Pooled it
- Assessment of awareness and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among female sex workers in Rwanda: a cross sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessment of acceptance and associated factors of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among commercial female sex workers in drop-in centers selected sub-cities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- "Protected Means Armed": Perspectives on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women Who Engage in Sex Work and Use Drugs in Kazakhstan.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2023Article
- Cultivating PEARL (Promoting Empowerment and Risk Reduction): Formative Research for a PrEP Intervention Among Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
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- HIV/AIDS Among Female Sex Workers in China: Epidemiology and Recent Prevention Strategies.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- Perspectives on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use amongst female sex workers in Harare, Zimbabwe.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2020Article
- Brief Report: PrEP Eligibility Among At-Risk Women in the Southern United States: Associated Factors, Awareness, and Acceptability.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Article
- Associations between perceived barriers and benefits of using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Western China.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Interest in Long-Acting Injectable PrEP in a Cohort of Men Who have Sex with Men in China.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Predictors of HIV-related risk perception and PrEP acceptability among young adult female family planning patients.AIDS care · 2017Article
- Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): An Empirical Test of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model among High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Correlates of willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis and anticipation of practicing safer drug- and sex-related behaviors among high-risk drug users on methadone treatment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- PrEP Implementation Science: State-of-the-Art and Research Agenda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Article
- The promises and challenges of pre-exposure prophylaxis as part of the emerging paradigm of combination HIV prevention.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Article
- The tide cannot be turned without us: sex workers and the global response to HIV.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a strategy developed to prevent individuals who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative from developing HIV infection. In China, while conducting a clinical trial to investigate the effectiveness and safety of PrEP, we performed this survey to assess the willingness of female sex workers to use PrEP, and identify predictors of this willingness.
methodsFrom July 2009 to April 2010, a cross-sectional study was carried out in four provinces of China. We recruited 1611 female sex workers who completed a self-administered survey to assess their awareness of and intention to use PrEP. The survey also canvassed demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial variables. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to identify predictors of intent to use PrEP.
resultsIn total, 69% of the women (95% confidence interval [CI] 66.7-71.3) reported intent to use PrEP, and 12% (95% CI 10.5-13.7) had used drugs in the past to prevent a sexually transmitted infection. Further, 16.5% (95% CI 14.7-18.4) had previously heard of PrEP, and 1.4% (95% CI 0.9-2.1) had used PrEP previously to prevent HIV infection. Multivariate analysis indicated the following significant predictors of intent to use PrEP: Han ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.446; P = 0.011), urban residence (AOR 1.302; P = 0.027), knowledge about transmission of HIV/acquired immune deficiency virus syndrome (AIDS, AOR 1.817; P = 0.0007), a history of sexually transmitted infection (AOR 1.830; P < 0.0001), a history of using medication to prevent a sexually transmitted disease (AOR 2.547; P < 0.0001), and willingness to access knowledge about HIV/AIDS (AOR 2.153; P < 0.0001).
conclusionThe majority of female sex workers reported intent to use PrEP if it is safe and effective. Given that most of the participants had never heard of PrEP before, we strongly recommend that educational materials be developed with detailed introduction of PrEP. The risks and benefits of PrEP use should be fully explained to potential users when promoting PrEP in the future.
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