Reproductive health needs of female sex workers and opportunities for enhanced prevention of mother-to-child transmission efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 50-59

  Schwartz, Sheree R ^a   Papworth, Erin ^a   Ky Zerbo, Odette ^b   Sithole, Bhekie ^c   Anato, Simplice ^d   Grosso, Ashley ^a   Ouedraogo, Henri Gautier ^e   Tchalla, Jules ^f   Ntshangase, Cebisile ^g   Ketende, Sosthenes ^a   Baral, Stefan ^a  

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

^b Programme d'Appui au Monde Associatif et Communautaire   (Burkina Faso)

^c Rock of Hope   (Swaziland)

^d Arc en ciel   (Togo)

^e Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé   (Burkina Faso)

^f Espoir Vie Togo (EVT)   (Togo)

^g Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

epidemiology; family planning service provision; female sex workers; needs assessment; prevention of mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX WORKER; SWAZILAND; TOGO; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 85017032520     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2014-100968     Document Type: Article

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