HIV Risk Perception and Behavior among Sex Workers in Three Major Urban Centers of Mozambique |
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| Authors: | Judite Langa César Sousa Mohsin Sidat Karen Kroeger Eleanor McLellan-Lemal Hrishikesh Belani Shama Patel Daniel Shodell Michael Shodell Irene Benech Richard Needle |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maputo, Mozambique.; 2. Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.; 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.; 4. Long Island University, New York, New York, United States of America.; 5. Office of the Global Aids Coordinator, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.; International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, United States of America, |
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| Abstract: | HIV risk perceptions and behaviors of 236 commercial sex workers from three major Mozambican urban centers were studied using the International Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation (I-RARE) methodology. All were offered HIV testing and, in Maputo, syphilis testing was offered as well. Sixty-three of the 236 opted for HIV testing, with 30 (48%) testing positive for HIV. In Maputo, all 30 receiving HIV tests also had syphilis testing, with 6 (20%) found to be positive. Results include interview excerpts and qualitative results using I-RARE methodology and AnSWR-assisted analyses of the interviews and focus group sessions. |
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