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Population size estimation of female sex workers in Iran: Synthesis of methods and results.
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- HIV epidemiology among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions.BMC medicine · 2019Pooled it
- A review of methods to estimate the visibility factor for bias correction in network scale-up studies.Epidemiology and health · 2018Pooled it
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- HIV Prevalence and Related Factors among Female Sex Workers in Iran: Findings of a Nationwide Bio-Behavioral Survey, 2023-2024.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- A Decade of Discovery: Methodological Innovation, Capacity Building, and Global Leadership in Hidden Population Research in Iran.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2026Article
- High-Risk and Sexual Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Shiraz, Iran.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV, HPV and syphilis among female sex workers in Kurdistan, west of Iran.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and spatial distribution of people diagnosed with HIV between 1997 and 2020 in Kerman, Iran.Sexually transmitted infections · 2023Article
- HIV prevalence and associated factors among female sex workers in Iran: a bio-behavioral survey in 2020.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Population size estimation of female sex workers using network scale-up method in Kermanshah city.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Sexualized Substance Use among Female Sex Workers in Iran: Findings from a Nationwide Survey.Substance use & misuse · 2023Article
- HIV testing and its associated factors among female sex workers in Iran in 2020: Finding from a respondent-driven sampling survey.PloS one · 2023Article
- Availability of HIV surveillance data in key populations in the countries of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2022Review
- Social Support Associated with Condom Use Behavior Among Female Sex Workers in Iran.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionEstimating the number of key populations at risk of HIV is essential for planning, monitoring, and evaluating prevention, care, and treatment programmes. We conducted this study to estimate the number of female sex workers (FSW) in major cities of Iran.
methodsWe used three population size estimation methods (i.e., wisdom of the crowds, multiplier method, and network scale-up) to calculate the number of FSW in 13 cities in Iran. The wisdom of the crowds and multiplier methods were integrated into a nationwide bio-behavioural surveillance survey in 2015, and the network scale-up method was included in a national survey of the general population in 2014. The median of the three methods was used to calculate the proportion of the adult female population who practice sex work in the 13 cities. These figures were then extrapolated to provide a national population size estimation of FSW across urban areas.
resultsThe population size of FSW was 91,500 (95% Uncertainty Intervals [UIs] 61,400-117,700), corresponding to 1.43% (95% UIs 0.96-1.84) of the adult (i.e., 15-49 year-old) female population living in these 13 cities. The projected numbers of FSW for all 31 provincial capital cities were 130,800 (95% UIs 87,800-168,200) and 228,700 (95% UIs 153,500-294,300) for all urban settings in Iran.
conclusionsUsing methods of comparable rigor, our study provided a data-driven national estimate of the population size of FSW in urban areas of Iran. Our findings provide vital information for enhancing HIV programme planning and lay a foundation for assessing the impact of harm reduction efforts within this marginalized population.
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