Engagement in the HIV care cascade and barriers to antiretroviral therapy uptake among female sex workers in Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Findings from a respondent-driven sampling study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 290-296

  Schwartz, Sheree ^a   Lambert, Andrew ^b   Phaswana Mafuya, Nancy ^c,d   Kose, Zamakayise ^c   McIngana, Mfezi ^e   Holland, Claire ^a   Ketende, Sosthenes ^a   Yah, Clarence ^c   Sweitzer, Stephanie ^a   Hausler, Harry ^b   Baral, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TB/HIV Care Association   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e TB HIV Care Association   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AFRICA; COMMERCIAL SEX; HIV WOMEN; SYPHILIS

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX WORKER; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS LOAD; YOUNG ADULT; CONDOM; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYPHILIS;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84998992737     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052773     Document Type: Article

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