The HIV care cascade among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: Results of a population-based survey from the sisters antiretroviral therapy programme for prevention of HIV, an integrated response (SAPPH-IRe) trial

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 375-382

  Cowan, Frances M ^a,b   Davey, Calum B ^c   Fearon, Elizabeth ^c   Mushati, Phillis ^b   Dirawo, Jeffrey ^b   Cambiano, Valentina ^a   Mavedzenge, Sue Napierala ^d   Hanisch, Dagmar ^e   Wong Gruenwald, Ramona ^f   Chemhuru, Milton ^g   Masuka, Nyasha ^g   Hatzold, Karin ^h   Mugurungi, Owen ^g   Busza, Joanna ^c   Philips, Andrew N ^a   Hargreaves, James R ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV AIDS RESEARCH   (Zimbabwe)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND   (United States)

^f Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ HIV Prevention Project   (Zimbabwe)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^h POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; antiretroviral therapy; HIV seroprevalence; HIV viral load; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; sex workers

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX WORKER; VIRUS LOAD; ZIMBABWE; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX WORKERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85002170770     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001255     Document Type: Article

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