SynthesisAIDS and behavior2018
HIV Testing and Counseling Among Female Sex Workers: A Systematic Literature Review.
Synthesis in AIDS and behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04578145 (Randomized Community Trial Community Based Screening for HIV Self Testing in Female Sex Workers in 23 Priority Districts in Indonesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Randomized Community Trial Community Based Screening for HIV Self Testing in Female Sex Workers in 23 Priority Districts in Indonesia (CBS HIVST in FSW)
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- HIV incidence and impact of interventions among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and north Africa: a modelling study.The lancet. HIV · 2022Pooled 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
- Participants and Recipients in Social Network Distribution of HIV Self-Testing Kits Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Trial
- Effects of a Lottery Incentive on STI/HIV Incidence Among Female Sex Workers in Tanzania: Outcomes of Rewarding STI Prevention and Control in Tanzania (RESPECT-2).AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- Socio-ecological model: Understanding facilitators and barriers to HIV testing and counseling uptake in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- Mapping of sex work hotspots to guide targeted HIV prevention: Evidence from eight Ukrainian cities.PloS one · 2026Article
- Trends and Factors Affecting Knowledge of and Stigma and Violence Towards Female Sex Workers in Morocco.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Willingness of female sex workers to use HIV self-testing in Burkina Faso: analysis of cross-sectional respondent-driven sampling data.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Implementation fidelity and client satisfaction in HIV testing and counseling services: perspectives from facilities and clients in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- HIV prevention and treatment cascades among female sex workers in Ghana: gaps and priorities that should be addressed by the national programme.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Inclusion of Labor Migrants as a Potential Key Population for HIV: A Nationwide Study from Tajikistan.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- HIV testing among female sex workers and associated factors in Burkina Faso: findings from a respondent-driven sampling survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Scaling Up HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Women Who Exchange Sex and/or Use Drugs in Kazakhstan.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2024Article
- Perspectives of female sex workers on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery in Uganda: A qualitative study.Research square · 2024Article
- Experience of social harms among female sex workers following HIV self-test distribution in Malawi: results of a cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Increasing age and duration of sex work among female sex workers in South Africa and implications for HIV incidence estimation: Bayesian evidence synthesis and simulation exercise.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2024Article
- Social and structural determinants associated with the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female commercial sex workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Intimate partner violence, HIV-risk behaviors, and HIV screening among heterosexually active persons at increased risk for infection.AIDS care · 2023Article
- Prevalence and structural correlates of HIV and STI testing among a community-based cohort of women sex workers in Vancouver Canada.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
HIV testing uptake continues to be low among Female Sex Workers (FSWs). We synthesizes evidence on barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among FSW as well as frequencies of testing, willingness to test, and return rates to collect results. We systematically searched the MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS databases for articles published in English between January 2000 and November 2017. Out of 5036 references screened, we retained 36 papers. The two barriers to HIV testing most commonly reported were financial and time costs-including low income, transportation costs, time constraints, and formal/informal payments-as well as the stigma and discrimination ascribed to HIV positive people and sex workers. Social support facilitated testing with consistently higher uptake amongst married FSWs and women who were encouraged to test by peers and managers. The consistent finding that social support facilitated HIV testing calls for its inclusion into current HIV testing strategies addressed at FSW.
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