Web-Based Multifaceted Approach for Community-Based HIV Self-Testing Among Female Sex Workers in Indonesia: Protocol for a Randomized Community Trial by Jessie Olivia Yunus, Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri, Dewa Nyoman Wirawan, I Gusti Agung Agus Mahendra, Dewi Susanti, Ni Kadek Ayu Dwi Utami Ds, Dedison Asanab, Ida Ayu Narayani, Oldri Sherli Mukuan, Asti Widihastuti, Robert Magnani, Pande Putu Januraga

“… BackgroundNew HIV infections in Indonesia continue to be concentrated among key populations, including female sex workers (FSWs). However, increasing HIV testing among this subpopulation remains a challenge, necessitating exploration into alternative testing modalities. …”
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Correction: Acceptability and usability of oral fluid-based HIV self-testing among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Morocco by Amal Ben Moussa, Ouijdane Belhiba, Fatima Zahra Hajouji, Amina El Kettani, Mohammed Youbi, Kamal Alami, Boutaina El Omari, Lahoucine Ouarsas, Mehdi Karkouri

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Magnitude and Determinants of Syphilis and HIV Co-Infection Among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia: Evidence from Respondent Driven Samples, 2019–2020 by Barba A, Bati F, Tura JB, Addis B, Abrahim S

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Monocyte Gene and Molecular Expression Profiles Suggest Distinct Effector and Regulatory Functions in Beninese HIV Highly Exposed Seronegative Female Commercial Sex Workers by Laurence Blondin-Ladrie, Lyvia Fourcade, Alessandro Modica, Matheus Aranguren, Nicolas de Montigny, Annie-Claude Labbé, Michel Alary, Fernand Guédou, Johanne Poudrier, Michel Roger

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Safety and adherence to intermittent pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV-1 in African men who have sex with men and female sex workers. by Gaudensia Mutua, Eduard Sanders, Peter Mugo, Omu Anzala, Jessica E Haberer, David Bangsberg, Burc Barin, James F Rooney, David Mark, Paramesh Chetty, Patricia Fast, Frances H Priddy

“…We present safety and adherence data from the first trial of an intermittent PrEP regimen among Kenyan men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSW).MSM and FSW were randomized to daily oral FTC/TDF or placebo, or intermittent (Monday, Friday and within 2 hours after sex, not to exceed one dose per day) oral FTC/TDF or placebo in a 2:1:2:1 ratio; volunteers were followed monthly for 4 months. …”
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Screening for cervical abnormalities associated with EBV, HPV and HSV-2 infections in South-West Nigeria: A tale between sex and non-sex workers by Jude O. Okoye, Anthony A. Ngokere, Charles A. Erinle

“…Aim: This study investigated socio-economic and clinical correlates of cervical abnormalities and some viral infections such as Human Papilloma virus (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) among commercial sex workers (CSWs) and non-sex workers (NSWs) of reproductive age. …”
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Contextualising the lived experience of sex workers living with HIV in South Africa: a call for a human-centred response to sexual and reproductive health and rights by Carly A Comins, Sheree R Schwartz, Katherine Young, Sharmistha Mishra, Vijayanand Guddera, Mfezi Mcingana, Deliwe R Phetlhu, Harry Hausler, Stefan Baral

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Automating document classification with distant supervision to increase the efficiency of systematic reviews: A case study on identifying studies with HIV impacts on female sex workers. by Xiaoxiao Li, Amy Zhang, Rabah Al-Zaidy, Amrita Rao, Stefan Baral, Le Bao, C Lee Giles

“…There remains a limited understanding of the HIV prevention and treatment needs among female sex workers in many parts of the world. Systematic reviews of existing literature can help fill this gap; however, well-done systematic reviews are time-demanding and labor-intensive. …”
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Impact and cost‐effectiveness of the national scale‐up of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in South Africa: a modelling analysis by Jack Stone, Rutendo Bothma, Gabriela B. Gomez, Robyn Eakle, Christinah Mukandavire, Hasina Subedar, Hannah Fraser, Marie‐Claude Boily, Sheree Schwartz, Jenny Coetzee, Kennedy Otwombe, Minja Milovanovic, Stefan Baral, Leigh F. Johnson, Willem Daniel Francois Venter, Helen Rees, Peter Vickerman

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Correction: Prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B and C virus infections among female Sex workers in Ethiopia: Results of the national biobehavioral Survey, 2020. by Birra Bejiga Bedassa, Gemechu Gudeta Ebo, Jemal Ayalew Yimam, Jaleta Bulti Tura, Feyiso Bati Wariso, Sileshi Lulseged, Getachew Tollera Eticha, Tsigereda Kifle Wolde, Saro Abdella Abrahim

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Response to Brigitte Steinmann’s review of Bombay Going: Nepali migrant sex workers in an anti-trafficking era, by Susanne Åsman.... by Susanne Åsman

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High Level of Pre-Treatment HIV-1 Drug Resistance and Its Association with HLA Class I-Mediated Restriction in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort by Rachel Willim, Elnaz Shadabi, Raghavan Sampathkumar, Lin Li, Robert Balshaw, Joshua Kimani, Francis A. Plummer, Ma Luo, Binhua Liang

“…Methods: The HIV-1 proviral DNAs were amplified from blood samples of 266 ART-naïve women from the Pumwani Sex Worker cohort of Nairobi, Kenya using a nested PCR method. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Global Prevalence of HBsAg and HIV and HCV Antibodies among People Who Inject Drugs and Female Sex Workers by Roya Rashti, Heidar Sharafi, Seyed Moayed Alavian, Yousef Moradi, Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Ghobad Moradi

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Prevalence of syphilis and associated factors among female sex workers in Ethiopia: findings from a multilevel analysis of a national bio-behavioral survey by Jaleta Bulti Tura, Jemal Ayalew, Ammar Barba Moreda, Sileshi Lulseged, Mohammed Ahmed Rameto, Lemessa Negeri Debel, Birra Bejiga Bedassa, Gemechu Gudeta Ebo, Feyiso Bati Wariso, Wudinesh Belete Belihu, Edosa Amente Gutema, Abebe Habteselassie, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Saro Abdella Abrahim

“…The prevalence of syphilis among female sex workers in Ethiopia’s six cities and ten major towns was 6.2%. …”
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Blunted IL17/IL22 and pro-inflammatory cytokine responses in the genital tract and blood of HIV-exposed, seronegative female sex workers in Kenya. by Duncan Chege, Yijie Chai, Sanja Huibner, Taylor Kain, Charles Wachihi, Makubo Kimani, Samson Barasa, Lyle R McKinnon, Festus K Muriuki, Anthony Kariri, Walter Jaoko, Omu Anzala, Joshua Kimani, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer, Rupert Kaul

“…Therefore, we characterized the cellular pro-inflammatory and IL17/IL22 cytokine immune milieu in the genital mucosa and blood of HESN female sex workers (FSWs).Blinded lab personnel characterized basal and mitogen-induced gene and cytokine immune responses in the cervix and blood of HESN FSWs (n = 116) and non-FSW controls (n = 17) using qPCR and ELISA. …”
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Mitigating circumstances: A model-based analysis of associations between risk environment and infrequent condom use among Chinese street-based sex workers. by Ruth C Chang, Katie Hail-Jares, Huang Zheng, Na He, Jennifer Z H Bouey

“…Little is known about how freelance street-based sex workers navigate condom use while soliciting. Traditional behavioural model may fail to account for the complex risk environment that most street-based sex workers work within. …”
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Safety and adherence to intermittent pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV-1 in African men who have sex with men and female sex workers. by Mutua, G, Sanders, E, Mugo, P, Anzala, O, Haberer, J, Bangsberg, D, Barin, B, Rooney, J, Mark, D, Chetty, P, Fast, P, Priddy, F

“…We present safety and adherence data from the first trial of an intermittent PrEP regimen among Kenyan men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSW).</p> <h4>Methods/Principal Findings</h4> <p>MSM and FSW were randomized to daily oral FTC/TDF or placebo, or intermittent (Monday, Friday and within 2 hours after sex, not to exceed one dose per day) oral FTC/TDF or placebo in a 2:1:2:1 ratio; volunteers were followed monthly for 4 months. …”

Gonococcal cervicitis is associated with reduced systemic CD8+ T cell responses in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected and exposed, uninfected sex workers. by Kaul, R, Rowland-Jones, S, Gillespie, G, Kimani, J, Dong, T, Kiama, P, Simonsen, J, Bwayo, J, Mcmichael, A, Plummer, F

“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae cervicitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 frequently coinfect core transmitter populations, such as female sex workers. Gonococcal cervicitis is associated with increased viral shedding and plasma viremia in HIV-1-infected women and increased HIV-1 susceptibility in uninfected women. …”

HIV type 1 resistance in Kenyan sex workers is not associated with altered cellular susceptibility to HIV type 1 infection or enhanced beta-chemokine production. by Fowke, K, Dong, T, Rowland-Jones, S, Oyugi, J, Rutherford, W, Kimani, J, Krausa, P, Bwayo, J, Simonsen, J, Shearer, G, Plummer, F

“…A small group of women (n = 80) within the Nairobi-based Pumwani Sex Workers Cohort demonstrates epidemiologic resistance to HIV-1 infection. …”

Female sex workers and police violence during the Covid-19 health crisis in 2020–2021: results from the EPIC multi-country community-based research program in Argentina by I. Aristegui, J. Castro Avila, V. Villes, R. M. Delabre, G. Orellano, M. Aguilera, M. Romero, L. Riegel, L. Kretzer, N. Cardozo, P. D. Radusky, D. Rojas Castro, EPIC Study Group

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