ArticleAIDS and behavior2021
Life in the Balance: Young Female Sex Workers in Kenya Weigh the Risks of COVID-19 and HIV.
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- Behavioral and Structural Interventions for PrEP Adherence Among Young Female Sex Workers from Western Kenya.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Experiences and challenges of female sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a narrative inquiry.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- "'Corona' was bigger than AIDS": exploring how female sex workers with HIV navigated HIV care and treatment during the onset of COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic and Tanzania.Culture, health & sexuality · 2025Article
- Heightened vulnerability to HIV among key populations during the COVID-19 crisis: a formative assessment in Mozambique (2022).BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV healthcare delivery for females in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Struggling, Forgotten, and Under Pressure: A Scoping Review of Experiences of Sex Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Conducting Violence and Mental Health Research with Female Sex Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Considerations, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the Maisha Fiti Study in Nairobi, Kenya.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Income loss and gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional phone survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Impact and cost-effectiveness of the national scale-up of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in South Africa: a modelling analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Covid-19 and female sex workers in India: a journey of brutal reality.SN social sciences · 2023Review
- "Maintaining HIV and HCV prevention and care for people who inject drugs despite COVID-19 in Hai Phong, Vietnam".The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to and utilisation of services for sexual and reproductive health: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2022Article
- Contexts, beliefs and health behaviour: Are individuals who engage in risky sexual behaviour likely to wear facemasks against COVID-19?Journal of public health in Africa · 2022Article
- Socioeconomic Burdens of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LMIC Populations with Increased HIV Vulnerabilities.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Review
- Behavioral Changes, Adaptation, and Supports among Indonesian Female Sex Workers Facing Dual Risk of COVID-19 and HIV in a Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Sexual IPV and non-partner rape of female sex workers: Findings of a cross-sectional community-centric national study in South Africa.SSM. Mental health · 2021Article
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious health, economic and psychosocial consequences. Marginalized populations including female sex workers face the stark choice of risking exposure to SARS-CoV-2 as they engage with clients or prioritizing their health at the cost of losing a primary source of income. As part of an ongoing open-label, randomized controlled trial providing daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis and adherence support, we interviewed 193 of 200 enrolled young female sex workers (18-24 years) in Kisumu, Kenya, about COVID-19 awareness and precautions, access to health services, and sex work during Kenya's pandemic-related lockdown. Nearly all participants were aware of COVID-19 and reported taking protective measures, but only half reported concerns about acquiring SARS-CoV-2. Night curfews and bar closures adversely affected participants' sex work business, reducing the number of clients and payment amounts from clients. Nearly 15% experienced violence from a client or regular, non-paying sex partner during the lockdown period. Participants' access to healthcare services was not disrupted.
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