High HIV and syphilis prevalence among female sex workers in Juba, South Sudan.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
19
03
2020
accepted:
08
09
2020
entrez:
28
9
2020
pubmed:
29
9
2020
medline:
11
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
HIV prevalence is estimated to be 2.7% in South Sudan; however, little is known about the young country's epidemic. We conducted a respondent-driven sampling biobehavioral survey in Juba of female sex workers (FSW) aged ≥15 years who sold or exchanged sex in the last 6 months to learn more about this population. We enrolled 838 FSW from November 2015 to March 2016 and estimated HIV prevalence to be 37.8%. Prevalence of active syphilis was 7.3%. FSW were from South Sudan and most neighboring countries. Comprehensive knowledge of HIV was 11.1% and 64.2% of FSW had never spoken with an outreach worker. In multivariable analysis, HIV was associated with being from Uganda (aOR: 3.3, 95% CI: 1.7-6.1) or Kenya (aOR: 4.3, 95% CI: 1.5-13.0) versus from South Sudan. Our survey suggests that FSW may play a critical role in South Sudan's HIV epidemic and highlights the importance of tailoring services to the unique needs of FSW of all nationalities in Juba.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32986767
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239543
pii: PONE-D-20-07937
pmc: PMC7521730
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0239543Subventions
Organisme : PEPFAR
Pays : United States
Organisme : CGH CDC HHS
ID : U2G GH000678
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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