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dc.contributor.authorRestar, Arjee J
dc.contributor.authorTocco, Jack Ume
dc.contributor.authorMantell, Joanne E
dc.contributor.authorLafort, Yves
dc.contributor.authorGichangi, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMasvawure, Tsitsi B
dc.contributor.authorChabeda, Sophie Vusha
dc.contributor.authorSandfort, Theo GM
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-19T10:46:14Z
dc.date.available2024-02-19T10:46:14Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationRestar, A. J., Tocco, J. U., Mantell, J. E., Lafort, Y., Gichangi, P., Masvawure, T. B., ... & Sandfort, T. G. (2017). Perspectives on HIV pre-and post-exposure prophylaxes (PrEP and PEP) among female and male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: implications for integrating biomedical prevention into sexual health services. AIDS Education and Prevention, 29(2), 141-153.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1521/aeap.2017.29.2.141
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.tum.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17405
dc.descriptiondoi:10.1521/aeap.2017.29.2.141en_US
dc.description.abstractPre- and post-exposure prophylaxes (PrEP and PEP) can reduce the risk of HIV acquisition, yet often are inaccessible to and underutilized by most-vulnerable populations, including sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on in-depth interviews with 21 female and 23 male HIV-negative sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya, we found that awareness and knowledge of PrEP and PEP were low, although willingness to use both was high. Participants felt PrEP would be empowering and give added protection against infection, although some expressed concerns about side effects. Despite PEP's availability, few knew about it and even fewer had used it, but most who had would use it again. Sex workers valued confidentiality, privacy, trustworthiness, and convenient location in health services and wanted thorough HIV/STI assessments. These findings suggest the importance of situating PrEP and PEP within sex worker-friendly health services and conducting outreach to promote these biomedical prevention methods for Kenyan sex workers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASAen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGuilforden_US
dc.subjectPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)en_US
dc.subjectpost-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)en_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectsex worken_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titlePerspectives on HIV Pre- and Post- Exposure Prophylaxes (PrEP and PEP) among Female and Male Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya: Implications for Integrating Biomedical Prevention into Sexual Health Servicesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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