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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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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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HIV Testing and Counseling Among Female Sex Workers: A
                Systematic Literature Review