Environmental-Structural Interventions to Reduce HIV/STI Risk Among Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic.

Autor: Kerrigan, Deanna, Barrington, Clare, Sweat, Michael, Moreno, Luis, Rosario, Santo, Gomez, Bayardo, Jerez, Hector, Weiss, Ellen
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Zdroj: American Journal of Public Health; Jan2006, Vol. 96 Issue 1, p120-125, 6p
Abstrakt: Objectives. We assessed the effectiveness of 2 environmental--structural interventions in reducing risks of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic. Methods. Two intervention models were implemented over a 1-year period: community solidarity in Santo Domingo and solidarity combined with government policy in Puerto Plata. Both were evaluated via preintervention--postintervention cross-sectional behavioral surveys, STI testing and participant observations, and serial cross-sectional STI screenings. Results. Significant increases in condom use with new clients (75.3%-93.8%; odds ratio [OR] = 4.21; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.55, 11.43) were documented in Santo Domingo. In Puerto Plata, significant increases in condom use with regular partners (13.0%-28.8%; OR =2.97; 95% CI = 1.33, 6.66) and reductions in STI prevalence (28.8%-16.3%; OR=0.50; 95% CI=0.32, 0.78) were documented, as were significant increases in sex workers' verbal rejections of unsafe sex (50.0%-79.4%; OR=3.86; 95% CI = 1.96, 7.58) and participating sex establishments' ability to achieve the goal of no STIs in routine monthly screenings of sex workers (OR = 1.17; 95% CI = 1.12, 1.22). Conclusions. Interventions that combine community solidarity and government policy show positive initial effects on HIV and STI risk reduction among female sex workers. (Am J Public Health. 2006;96:120-125. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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