ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2015
Condom utilization and sexual behavior of female sex workers in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.
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- Inconsistent condom use and its associated factors among female sex workers in African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of time perspectives on texting intervention to reduce HIV/STI transmission among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Trial
- Strengthening interventions to support the sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing of young women involved in sex work amid conflict and distress migration in Ethiopia.Global health action · 2026Article
- Gender-inclusive sexual health literacy scale for sex workers (SHL-SW): Development and validation in Thailand.PloS one · 2026Article
- Condomless sexual encounters among female sex workers included in a longitudinal coital diary study in Zimbabwe.BMC public health · 2025Article
- HIV preventive practice and its associated factors among street dwellers in Ethiopia: Application of health belief model.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with inconsistent condom use among female sex workers in Ethiopia: findings from the national biobehavioral survey, 2020.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Inconsistent condom use for prevention of HIV/STIs among street-based transgender sex workers in Lahore, Pakistan: socio-ecological analysis based on a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Does the perception of HIV risk among Female sex workers affect HIV prevention behavior? application of the Health Belief Model (HBM).BMC public health · 2022Article
- A qualitative exploration on accounts of condom-use negotiation with clients: challenges and predicaments related to sex work among street-based female sex workers in Ekurhuleni District, South Africa.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Consistent Condom Use and Associated Factors among Serodiscordant Couples in Ethiopia, 2020: A Mixed-Method Study.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- HIV/AIDS Preventive Practice and Associated Factors among Female Sex Workers in Afar Region, Ethiopia: A Community Based Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2020Article
- Characterizing the Influence of Structural Determinants of HIV Risk on Consistent Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Senegal.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Article
- Knowledge, risk perception, and condom utilization pattern among female sex workers in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia 2016: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Human immunodeficiency virus awareness and condom use among female adolescent prostitutes in Lagos, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2018Article
- Anal sexual experience and HIV risk awareness among female sex workers in Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia.Global health research and policy · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionSexually transmitted infections are among the most important public health problems in the world. People who indulge in unsafe sex, such as female sex workers are the most at risk population groups due to multiple sexual partners and inconsistent condom use. The aim of this study was to assess condom utilization and sexual behavior of female sex workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia.
methodsA quantitative cross-sectional study triangulated with qualitative method was conducted from March 20 - April 10, 2014 in Gondar town. The quantitative data were collected through interviewing 488 female sex workers while in-depth interview was administered to collect qualitative data from 10 female sex workers. The collected data were entered into EPI-INFO version 3.5.3 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 software for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was done to determine the association between condom utilization and independent variables.
resultsThis study revealed that less than half (47.7%) of the respondents utilized condom with any type of client. Secondary education or above, perceiving themselves at risk of HIV/AIDS infection, having awareness that sexually transmitted infections could increase HIV infection, being tested for HIV/AIDS in the last 12 months, and having lower number of clients in a month were positively associated with condom utilization.
conclusionThis finding depicted that condom utilization was low among female sex workers. Thus, developing and implementing target oriented behavioral change and communication strategies are needed to prevent the risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers.
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