Abstract:
:Zambia has a generalized HIV epidemic, and HIV is concentrated along transit routes. Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by the epidemic. HIV testing is the crucial first step for engagement in HIV care and HIV prevention activities. However, to date little work has been done with FSWs in Zambia, and little is known about barriers and facilitators to HIV testing in this population. FSW peer educators were recruited through existing sex worker organizations for participation in a trial related to HIV testing among FSWs. We conducted five focus groups with FSW peer educators (N = 40) in three transit towns in Zambia (Livingstone, Chirundu, and Kapiri Mposhi) to elicit community norms related to HIV testing. Emerging themes demonstrated barriers and facilitators to HIV testing occurring at multiple levels, including individual, social network, and structural. Stigma and discrimination, including healthcare provider stigma, were a particularly salient barrier. Improving knowledge, social support, and acknowledgment of FSWs and women's role in society emerged as facilitators to testing. Interventions to improve HIV testing among FSWs in Zambia will need to address barriers and facilitators at multiple levels to be maximally effective.
journal_name
AIDS Patient Care STDSjournal_title
AIDS patient care and STDsauthors
Chanda MM,Perez-Brumer AG,Ortblad KF,Mwale M,Chongo S,Kamungoma N,Kanchele C,Fullem A,Barresi L,Bärnighausen T,Oldenburg CEdoi
10.1089/apc.2017.0016subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-07-01 00:00:00pages
290-296issue
7eissn
1087-2914issn
1557-7449journal_volume
31pub_type
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