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@article{Becker:2024:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003412,
author = {Becker, M and Mishra, S and Bhattacharjee, P and Musyoki, H and Tennakoon, A and Leung, S and Cheuk, E and Lorway, R and Isac, S and Ma, H and Cholette, F and Sandstrom, P and Gichangi, P and Mwatelah, R and Mckinnon, L and Blanchard, J and Pickles, M and Transitions, Study Team},
doi = {10.1097/QAI.0000000000003412},
journal = {JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes},
pages = {121--129},
title = {Differential burden of HIV among adolescent girls and young women by places associated with sex work: an observational study in Mombasa, Kenya},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003412},
volume = {96},
year = {2024}
}
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AB - BACKGROUND: The design of HIV prevention programs for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are informed by data on who is at highest risk and where they can be reached. Places (hotspots) associated with selling sex are an established outreach strategy for sex work (SW) programs but could be used to reach other AGYW at high risk. SETTING: This study took place in Mombasa, Kenya. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, bio-behavioural survey among (N = 1193) sexually active AGYW aged 14-24 years recruited at hotspots. We compared HIV prevalence by subgroup (SW; transactional sex, TS; and non-transactional sex), stratified by hotspot type (venues and nonvenues). We examined whether associations between HIV prevalence and hotspot/subgroup remained after adjustment for individual-level risk factors, and estimated HIV prevalence ratio with and without adjustment for these individual-level factors. RESULTS: Overall HIV prevalence was 5.6%, 5.3% in venues and 7.3% in nonvenues. Overall SW HIV prevalence was 2-fold higher than among participants engaged in nontransactional sex. After adjusting for age and individual-level risk factors, HIV prevalence was 2.72 times higher among venue-based SWs (95% confidence interval: 1.56 to 4.85) and 2.11 times higher among nonvenue AGYW not engaged in SW (95% confidence interval: 0.97 to 4.30) compared with venue-based AGYW not engaged in SW. CONCLUSION: AGYW who sell sex remain at high risk of HIV across types of hotspots. The residual pattern of elevated HIV burden by AGWY subgroup and hotspot type suggests that unmeasured, network-level factors underscore differential risks. As such, hotspots constitute a "place" to reach AGYW at high risk of HIV.
AU - Becker,M
AU - Mishra,S
AU - Bhattacharjee,P
AU - Musyoki,H
AU - Tennakoon,A
AU - Leung,S
AU - Cheuk,E
AU - Lorway,R
AU - Isac,S
AU - Ma,H
AU - Cholette,F
AU - Sandstrom,P
AU - Gichangi,P
AU - Mwatelah,R
AU - Mckinnon,L
AU - Blanchard,J
AU - Pickles,M
AU - Transitions,Study Team
DO - 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003412
EP - 129
PY - 2024///
SN - 1525-4135
SP - 121
TI - Differential burden of HIV among adolescent girls and young women by places associated with sex work: an observational study in Mombasa, Kenya
T2 - JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003412
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38771751
UR - https://journals.lww.com/jaids/fulltext/2024/06010/differential_burden_of_hiv_among_adolescent_girls.4.aspx
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/112257
VL - 96
ER -