ArticleAfrican journal of reproductive health2026
Depressive symptoms, alcohol, and drug dependence among female sex workers in Kisumu, Kenya: A cross-sectional study.
Article in African journal of reproductive health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Female sex workers (FSW) have increased likelihood of depressive symptoms, alcohol and drug dependence. Analysis of cross-sectional baseline data from 407 women in a trial of menstrual cups was done to assess depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), alcohol (AUDIT) and drug dependence (DAST). Multinomial logistic regression identified factors associated with having 2 or 3 elevated scores, relative to having no elevated score. Median age was 27.3 years; 60% of the FSWs had less than secondary education, 41% had other jobs besides sex work, and over half (52.9%) reported experiencing sexual abuse during childhood. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 20% (15% mild, 5% moderate or higher). One quarter (25%) of participants had some classification for alcohol dependence, and 15% were classified as having potentially hazardous drug dependence. Multiple problems were identified in 14.4% of participants. The results highlight the interconnectedness of mental health, drugs and alcohol use among FSWs in western Kenya.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.