Levels of alcohol use and history of HIV testing among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
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Citations
Alcohol Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Future Directions.
The Impact of Alcohol Use and Related Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care: a Systematic Review : Alcohol and the HIV Continuum of Care.
Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare
HIV Testing and Counseling Among Female Sex Workers: A Systematic Literature Review
Systematic review of sex work interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: examining combination prevention approaches.
References
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative Project on Early Detection of Persons with Harmful Alcohol Consumption-II
Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy
Prevention of HIV-1 infection with early antiretroviral therapy
Alternatives for logistic regression in cross-sectional studies: an empirical comparison of models that directly estimate the prevalence ratio
Retention in HIV Care between Testing and Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
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Frequently Asked Questions (5)
Q2. How many people have never tested for HIV?
Missing data by variable and HIV testing history: number of children: 4 (4.3%) never tested, 27 (3.7%) tested; number of sexual partners in the last 7 days: 4 (4.3%) never tested, 26 (3.6%) tested.
Q3. What is the way to prevent HIV?
Combining rapid HIV testing and a brief alcohol intervention in young unhealthy drinkers in the emergency department: A pilot study.
Q4. How many people have ever been tested for HIV?
Never tested for HIV N (%) N = 93 (11.4) Ever tested for HIV N (%) N = 724 (88.6) Total N (%) N = 818Hazardous drinking (AUDIT 7–15) 51 (54.8) 477 (65.8) 528 (64.6)Harmful drinking (AUDIT 16–19) 42 (45.2) 248 (34.2) 290 (35.5)Never attended school or primary school, any 52 (55.9) 397 (54.8) 449 (54.9)Secondary or post-secondary school, any 41 (44.1) 328 (45.2) 369 (45.1)No children 24 (25.8) 101 (13.9) 125 (15.3)≥1 child 65 (69.9) 597 (82.3) 662 (80.9)Number of sexual partners in the last 7 daysa0–2 52 (55.9) 421 (58.1) 473 (57.8)≤2.50 29 (31.2) 180 (24.8) 209 (25.6)2.51–4.00 16 (17.2) 188 (25.9) 204 (24.9)4.01–7.00 19 (20.4) 186 (25.7) 205 (25.1)>7.00 29 (31.2) 171 (23.6) 200 (24.5)Negative 66 (71.0) 586 (80.8) 652 (79.7)Positive 27 (29.0) 139 (19.2) 166 (20.3)a
Q5. What is the prevalence of HIV among female sex workers in Kenya?
2011; 6:e24321.10.1371/ journal.pone.0024321 [PubMed: 21949704] Chersich MF, Luchters SMF, Malonza IM, Mwarogo P, King’ola N, Temmerman M. Heavy episodic drinking among Kenyan female sex workers is associated with unsafe sex, sexual violence and sexually transmitted infections.