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Social network and HIV risk behaviors in female sex workers: a systematic review.
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- Discriminatory Attitudes Towards People Living With HIV Among Key Populations in Nigeria: A Latent Class Analysis.AIDS research and treatment · 2025Article
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- Exploring Dynamic Changes in HIV-1 Molecular Transmission Networks and Key Influencing Factors: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Enhancing sexual health and empowerment among migrant women sex workers: a community health worker-led intervention in Marseille, France.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Correlation Between Social Support and HPV Vaccination Behavior of Female Sex Workers in Entertainment Venues in a Region of Guangxi, China.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Social Network Strategies to Distribute HIV Self-testing Kits: A Global Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Cultivating PEARL (Promoting Empowerment and Risk Reduction): Formative Research for a PrEP Intervention Among Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Social Support Associated with Condom Use Behavior Among Female Sex Workers in Iran.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Stigma in a Collectivistic Culture: Social Network of Female Sex Workers in China.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- PrEP acceptability and initiation among women engaged in sex work in Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- What explains gender inequality in HIV infection among high-risk people? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Social network and HIV/AIDS: A bibliometric analysis of global literature.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Determinants of safe sexual behavior of female sex workers in Tehran: the woman, her network, and the sexual partner.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Exploring the reasons for women to engage in sex work in Tehran, Iran: A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial network characteristics have an important role in understanding HIV transmission among female sex workers. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and critically appraise the existing studies on the social network characteristics and HIV risk behaviors among female sex workers.
methodA systematic review was performed using predefined eligibility criteria through searching electronic databases. Two independent reviewers assessed the methodological quality of studies.
resultsNineteen papers met the eligible review criteria. The synthesized evidence suggests that characteristics of social networks, especially functional characteristics such as social support and social capital, are important constructs for understanding the HIV risk behaviors.
conclusionsThe findings of the present review enhance our understanding of the role of social network characteristics in HIV risk behaviors among female sex workers. However, the findings also highlighted a dearth of knowledge about the association of structural characteristics of social networks with HIV risk behaviors among female sex workers.
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