Quantitative and Biological survey of sexual health needs of female sex workers reached by two NGOs in Côte d'Ivoire (ANRS 12361 PrEP-CI)
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description: Study setting The ANRS 12361 PrEP-CI cross-sectional study was designed and implemented with two Ivorian community-based organizations between September 2016 and March 2017. Aprosam works within the city of San Pedro and in the surrounding areas, particularly in villages close to farming businesses (coffee and cocoa exploitation). Espace Confiance operates in several districts of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cte dIvoire (Koumassi, Marcory, Treichville, Zone 4 and Port-Bout with its beaches). Both of these nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) deliver HIV prevention and testing services directly at prostitution sites (outreach activities) and provide HIV and SRH care services through a community clinic, for FSWs. Survey From October 2016 to January 2017, a convenient sample of 1000 FSWs completed a 45-item standardized paper questionnaire that assessed their sociodemographic characteristics (age, nationality, level of education, number of children), their sexual practices and behaviors (duration and location of sex work, usual price of sexual intercourses, condom use with clients and regular partners, assault/coerced sexual intercourse), their knowledge and use of community health services (medical consultations, hepatitis B immunization, declared STIs, sex work during menstruations, use and knowledge of contraception, undesired pregnancies, abortion), a priori acceptability of a PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) offer (perception of the risk to contract HIV, knowledge of any medicine (traditional or modern) to prevent HIV infection, interest in a modern medicine for HIV prevention, acceptance of a medical follow-up every three months), HIV infection (HIV testing, knowledge of HIV status of the regular partner). The purpose of the quantitative study was not to be representative of all FSWs in Cte dIvoire but rather to represent FSWs who could be reached by the two partner NGOs and who could potentially benefit from PrEP in a future program. Therefore, the eligibilit…
publication date: 2019-10-04T00:00:00Z
author: Marcellin Nouanman
author: Jean-Marie Masumbuko
author: Valentine Becquet
author: Camille Anoma
author: Kouame Soh
author: Christine Danel
author: Serge Eholie
author: Joseph Larmarange
author: Anrs 12361 Prep-Ci Study Group
Zenodo ID: 5948841
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5948841
dataset version identifier: 2.0.0
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI dataset profile
description: Dataset published at Zenodo repository.