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Beyond risk compensation : clusters of antiretroviral treatment (ART) users in sexual networks can modify the impact of ART on HIV incidence
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Introduction:
Concerns about risk compensation—increased risk behaviours in response to a perception of reduced HIV transmission risk—after the initiation of ART have largely been dispelled in empirical studies, but ...
Sexual and reproductive health services utilization by female sex workers is contextspecific : results from a cross-sectional survey in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2017)
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are extremely vulnerable to adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
outcomes. To mitigate these risks, they require access to services covering not only HIV prevention but also ...
Age differences between sexual partners, behavioural and demographic correlates, and HIV infection on Likoma Island, Malawi
(Springer Nature, 2016)
Patterns of age differences between sexual partners – age-mixing – may partially explain the magnitude of HIV epidemics in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, evidence of age-disparity as a risk factor for HIV remains mixed. We ...
Concurrent partnerships in Cape Town, South Africa : race and sex differences in prevalence and duration of overlap
(International AIDS Society, 2015-02)
Introduction: Concurrent partnerships (CPs) have been suggested as a risk factor for transmitting HIV, but their impact on the
epidemic depends upon how prevalent they are in populations, the average number of CPs an ...
The effect of sexually transmitted co-infections on HIV viral load amongst individuals on antiretroviral therapy : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2015-06)
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) markedly reduces HIV transmission, and testing and treatment programs
have been advocated as a method for decreasing transmission at the population level. Little is known, ...
Barriers to HIV and sexual and reproductive health care for female sex workers in Tete, Mozambique : results from a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussions
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: In the context of an operational research project in Tete, Mozambique, use of, and barriers to, HIV
and sexual and reproductive health (HIV/SRH) commodities and services for female sex workers (FSWs) were
assessed ...
Is younger really safer? A qualitative study of perceived risks and benefits of age-disparate relationships among women in Cape Town, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2013-11-15)
Young women in age-asymmetric relationships may be at an elevated risk for acquisition of HIV, since relationships with older men are also correlated with other risk behaviors like less condom use. Qualitative studies have ...
Evaluating audio computer assisted self-interviews in urban south African communities : evidence for good suitability and reduced social desirability bias of a cross-sectional survey on sexual behaviour
(BioMed Central, 2013-01)
Abstract: Efficient HIV prevention requires accurate identification of individuals with risky sexual behaviour. However, self-reported data from sexual behaviour surveys are prone to social desirability bias (SDB). Audio ...
Are HIV and reproductive health services adapted to the needs of female sex workers? results of a policy and situational analysis in Tete, Mozambique
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background
In the context of an implementation research project aiming at improving use of HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for female sex workers (FSWs), a broad situational analysis was conducted ...
Where do female sex workers seek HIV and reproductive health care and what motivates these choices? a survey in 4 cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background:
A baseline cross-sectional survey among female sex workers (FSWs) was conducted in four cities within the context of an implementation research project aiming to improve FSWs’ access to HIV, and sexual and ...