Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Testing Among Zambian Female Sex Workers in Three Transit Hubs.
AIDS Patient Care STDS
; 31(7): 290-296, 2017 07.
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| ID: mdl-28581820
ABSTRACT
Zambia has a generalized HIV epidemic, and HIV is concentrated along transit routes. Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by the epidemic. HIV testing is the crucial first step for engagement in HIV care and HIV prevention activities. However, to date little work has been done with FSWs in Zambia, and little is known about barriers and facilitators to HIV testing in this population. FSW peer educators were recruited through existing sex worker organizations for participation in a trial related to HIV testing among FSWs. We conducted five focus groups with FSW peer educators (N = 40) in three transit towns in Zambia (Livingstone, Chirundu, and Kapiri Mposhi) to elicit community norms related to HIV testing. Emerging themes demonstrated barriers and facilitators to HIV testing occurring at multiple levels, including individual, social network, and structural. Stigma and discrimination, including healthcare provider stigma, were a particularly salient barrier. Improving knowledge, social support, and acknowledgment of FSWs and women's role in society emerged as facilitators to testing. Interventions to improve HIV testing among FSWs in Zambia will need to address barriers and facilitators at multiple levels to be maximally effective.
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Texto completo:
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Programas de Rastreamento
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Soropositividade para HIV
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Estigma Social
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Profissionais do Sexo
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AIDS Patient Care STDS
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Zâmbia