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HIV Testing and Counseling Among Female Sex Workers: A Systematic Literature Review
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HIV testing uptake continues to be low among Female Sex Workers
(FSWs). We synthesizes evidence on barriers and facilitators to
HIV testing among FSW as well as frequencies of testing,
willingness to test, and return rates to collect results. We
systematically searched the MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS
databases for articles published in English between January 2000
and November 2017. Out of 5036 references screened, we retained
36 papers. The two barriers to HIV testing most commonly
reported were financial and time costs-including low income,
transportation costs, time constraints, and formal/informal
payments-as well as the stigma and discrimination ascribed to
HIV positive people and sex workers. Social support facilitated
testing with consistently higher uptake amongst married FSWs and
women who were encouraged to test by peers and managers. The
consistent finding that social support facilitated HIV testing
calls for its inclusion into current HIV testing strategies
addressed at FSW.
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TOKAR, Anna, BROERSE, Jacqueline e. w., BLANCHARD, James, ROURA, Maria. HIV Testing and Counseling Among Female Sex Workers: A
Systematic Literature Review. _AIDS and Behavior_. 2018. [consulta: 25 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1090-7165. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121131]