ArticleNature communications2020
The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of HIV among female sex workers in Eastern and Southern Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Differentiating the incidence and burden of HIV by age among women who sell sex: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Pooled it
- Population sizes, HIV prevalence, and HIV prevention among men who paid for sex in sub-Saharan Africa (2000-2020): A meta-analysis of 87 population-based surveys.PLoS medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- HIV- and sex work-related stigmas and quality of life of female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Trial
- Effect of HIV Self-Testing on PrEP Adherence Among Gender-Diverse Sex Workers in Uganda: A Randomized Trial.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2022Trial
- HIV self-testing and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis are empowering for sex workers and their intimate partners: a qualitative study in Uganda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Trial
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- The effect of mandatory regulatory policies on unsafe sexual behaviours among female sex workers: an evaluation study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Patterns and Predictors of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Continuity Among Young Women Who Sell Sex in Uganda: A Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Approach.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery among young women at increased risk for HIV acquisition in South Africa: a time-and-motion study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Incorporating a Veteran's lived and living expertise of sex work and substance use into clinician education.BMC medical education · 2026Article
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- Feasibility and Preferences to Adopt mHealth-Based Interventions for HIV Prevention Among High-Risk Groups: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Provider Perspectives on Group PrEP Care for Sex Workers: A Pre-implementation Study in a U.S. Midwestern Community Health Center.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- From housing to home and belonging: structural violence, ontological (in)security and women's mental health.Frontiers in sociology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Globally HIV incidence is slowing, however HIV epidemics among sex workers are stable or increasing in many settings. While laws governing sex work are considered structural determinants of HIV, individual-level data assessing this relationship are limited. In this study, individual-level data are used to assess the relationships of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risk among female sex workers, and examine the mechanisms by which stigma affects HIV across diverse legal contexts in countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Interviewer-administered socio-behavioral questionnaires and biological testing were conducted with 7259 female sex workers between 2011-2018 across 10 sub-Saharan African countries. These data suggest that increasingly punitive and non-protective laws are associated with prevalent HIV infection and that stigmas and sex work laws may synergistically increase HIV risks. Taken together, these data highlight the fundamental role of evidence-based and human-rights affirming policies towards sex work as part of an effective HIV response.
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