ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2015
Retention and risk factors for loss to follow-up of female and male sex workers on antiretroviral treatment in Ivory Coast: a retrospective cohort analysis.
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- Factors related to loss to follow-up among people living with HIV: a systematic review.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2025Pooled it
- HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake, retention and adherence among female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of Adult Retention in HIV Care: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2018Pooled it
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- Fine and gray competing risk regression model of predictors of loss to follow up among female sex workers receiving antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria: 2016-2022.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with loss to follow-up among people living with HIV at public health facilities in Manaus, Brazil: a multicentric study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Realist evaluation of a community-based antiretroviral therapy (CBART) programme for key populations in Benue State in Nigeria.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Investigating the Relationship of Childhood Traumas and Sexual Guilt with Sexual Addiction in Iranian Prostitutes.Addiction & health · 2024Article
- Factors Associated With Long-term Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living With HIV: Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2024Article
- Estimating the mortality risk correcting for high loss to follow-up among female sex workers with HIV in Durban, South Africa, 2018-2021.Annals of epidemiology · 2024Article
- At the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and HIV services: use of moderately effective family planning among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- A retrospective cross sectional study assessing factors associated with retention and non-viral suppression among HIV positive FSWs receiving antiretroviral therapy from primary health care facilities in Kampala, Uganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Exploring the reasons for women to engage in sex work in Tehran, Iran: A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2021Article
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- HIV treatment response among female sex workers participating in a treatment as prevention demonstration project in Cotonou, Benin.PloS one · 2020Article
- Correlates of Undiagnosed HIV Infection and Retesting Among Voluntary HIV Testing Clients at Mildmay Clinic, Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Association between pregnancy at enrollment into HIV care and loss to care among women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2006-2013.PloS one · 2018Article
- "When they know that you are a sex worker, you will be the last person to be treated": Perceptions and experiences of female sex workers in accessing HIV services in Uganda.BMC international health and human rights · 2017Article
- Physical and Sexual Violence Affecting Female Sex Workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Prevalence, and the Relationship with the Work Environment, HIV, and Access to Health Services.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAntiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected sex workers is an important HIV prevention strategy. However, sex workers may have additional challenges for retention in ART care. The objectives of this study were to assess retention of sex workers on ART in a routine setting in Ivory Coast and identify risk factors for loss to follow-up (LTFU).
methodsThe design was a retrospective cohort study. An analysis of clinic files was conducted in 2 sites providing ART services to sex workers in Ivory Coast. Demographic, behavior, and clinical data of female and male sex workers on ART were abstracted onto a standardized anonymous data collection form. Data collection took place between May 11 and 28, 2010.
resultsA total of 376 female and 38 male sex workers were included in the analysis. The retention probability was 75% at 6 months, 68% at 12 months, 55% at 24 months, and 47% at 36 months. Attrition was mainly because of LTFU. Factors significantly associated with LTFU in bivariate analysis were lower schooling level, later calendar year of starting ART, and not receiving initial adherence counseling. Later year of starting ART and not receiving adherence counseling at ART initiation remained significantly associated with LTFU in a multivariate Cox regression model.
conclusionsTo improve the retention of sex workers on ART, there is a need for more in-depth investigation of the role of pre-ART counseling and the increasing rates of LTFU with each calendar year.
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