ArticleGlobal public health2017
Motivators and barriers to HIV testing among street-based female sex workers in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- HIV Testing and Counseling Among Female Sex Workers: A Systematic Literature Review.AIDS and behavior · 2018Pooled it
- AEGIDA: Results of a Pilot Randomized Trial of an HIV Self-Testing Intervention for Women Who Exchange Sex and Use Substances in Kazakhstan.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Acceptability of HIV self-testing to support pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Uganda and Zambia: results from two randomized controlled trials.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Trial
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among transgender people in Georgia: Qualitative study results using the COM-B Framework.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- HIV preventive practice and its associated factors among street dwellers in Ethiopia: Application of health belief model.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The HIV Cascade of Care and Service Utilisation at Sex Work Programmes Among Female Sex Workers in South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- "I felt very small and embarrassed by the health care provider when I requested to be tested for syphilis": barriers and facilitators of regular syphilis and HIV testing among female sex workers in Uganda.BMC public health · 2021Article
- "But I Gathered My Courage": HIV Self-Testing as a Pathway of Empowerment Among Ugandan Female Sex Workers.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
- Acceptability of oral HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Gaborone, Botswana.PloS one · 2020Article
- 'Virus Carriers' and HIV testing: navigating Ukraine's HIV policies and programming for female sex workers.Health research policy and systems · 2019Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Testing Among Zambian Female Sex Workers in Three Transit Hubs.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2017Article
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Abstract
Female sex workers are particularly susceptible to HIV-infection in Russia. However, a dearth of information exists on their utilisation of HIV services. A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study was conducted to examine motivators and barriers to HIV testing among street-based sex workers in St. Petersburg, Russia. The health belief model was the theoretical framework for the study. Twenty-nine sex workers participated in in-depth interviews, and 139 sex workers completed interviewer-administered surveys between February and September 2009. Barriers to getting an HIV test were fear of learning the results, worrying that other people would think they were sick, and the distance needed to travel to obtain services. Motivators for getting tested were protecting others from infection, wanting to know one's status and getting treatment if diagnosed. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that knowing people living with HIV [aOR = 6.75, 95% CI (1.11, 41.10)] and length of time since start of injection drug use [aOR = 0.30, 95% CI (0.09, 0.97)] were significantly associated with recently getting tested. These results are important to consider when developing public health interventions to help female sex workers in Russia learn their HIV status and get linked to care and treatment services if needed.
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