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Kiyingi, Joshua; Nabunya, Proscovia; Bahar, Ozge Sensoy; Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa; Tozan, Yesim; Nabayinda, Josephine; Namuwonge, Flavia; Nsubuga, Edward; Kizito, Samuel; & Nattabi, Jennifer, et al. (2022). Prevalence and Predictors of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Vulnerable Women Engaged in Sex Work: Findings from the Kyaterekera Project in Southern Uganda. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0273238. PMCID: PMC9522279Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Women engaged in sex work (WESW) have an elevated risk of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Estimates are three times higher than the general population. Understanding the predictors of HIV and STI among WESW is crucial in developing more focused HIV and STI prevention interventions among this population. The study examined the prevalence and predictors of HIV and STI among WESW in the Southern part of Uganda.METHODOLOGY: Baseline data from the Kyaterekera study involving 542 WESW (ages 18-55) recruited from 19 HIV hotspots in the greater Masaka region in Uganda was utilized. HIV and STI prevalence was estimated using blood and vaginal fluid samples bioassay. Hierarchical regression models were used to determine the predictors of HIV and STI among WESW.
RESULTS: Of the total sample, 41% (n = 220) were found to be HIV positive; and 10.5% (n = 57) tested positive for at least one of the three STI (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis) regardless of their HIV status. Older age (b = 0.09, 95%CI = 0.06, 0.13, p
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273238Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2022Journal Title
PLOS ONEAuthor(s)
Kiyingi, JoshuaNabunya, Proscovia
Bahar, Ozge Sensoy
Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa
Tozan, Yesim
Nabayinda, Josephine
Namuwonge, Flavia
Nsubuga, Edward
Kizito, Samuel
Nattabi, Jennifer
Nakabuye, Fatuma
Kagayi, Joseph
Mwebembezi, Abel
Witte, Susan S.
Ssewamala, Fred M.