Potential reduction in female sex workers’ risk of contracting HIV during Covid-19

Machingura, Fortunate, Chabata, Sungai, Busza, Joanna, Jamali, Gracious, Makamba, Memory, Dirawo, Jeffrey, Yekeye, Raymond, Mugurungi, Owen, Matambanadzo, Primrose and Cowan, Frances ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-4422 (2021) 'Potential reduction in female sex workers’ risk of contracting HIV during Covid-19'. AIDS, Vol 35, Issue 11, pp. 1871-1872.

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Abstract

Female sex workers’ livelihoods in Zimbabwe have been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic due to closure of entertainment venues. Competition over fewer clients has reduced ability to negotiate condom use. At the same time as partner numbers have decreased, frequency of reported condomless sex has not increased, suggesting potential reduction in overall HIV and STI risk and an opportunity for programmes to reach sex workers with holistic social and economic support and prevention services.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 309 Women's health WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > WC 140 Sexually transmitted diseases WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002943
Depositing User:	Rachel Dominguez
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2021 12:41
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2021 11:58
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/18084

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