The epidemiology of HIV infection among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: A structural determinants and life-course perspective.

The epidemiology of HIV infection among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: A structural determinants and life-course perspective.

High HIV prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) is heavily influenced by structural determinants (e.g. criminalisation of sex work; violence) and significant life events (e.g. orphanhood, teenage pregnancy). This study aims to understand the epidemiology of HIV among FSWs in Nairobi, Kenya using...

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Main Authors:	Tara S Beattie, Wendy Adhiambo, Rhoda Kabuti, Alicja Beksinska, Pauline Ngurukiri, Hellen Babu, Mary Kung'u, Chrispo Nyamweya, Anne Mahero, Maisha Fiti Study -Champions, Erastus Irungu, Peter Muthoga, Janet Seeley, Joshua Kimani, Helen A Weiss, Rupert Kaul
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:	PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001529

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