TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Sexual violence and low rates of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis access among female sex workers in Brazil
JO  - AIDS and behavior
A1  - de Lima, Acácia Mayra Pereira
A1  - Magno, Laio
A1  - Luppi, Carla Gianna
A1  - Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann
A1  - Grangeiro, Alexandre
A1  - Santana, Elis Passos
A1  - Dourado, Inês
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Female sex workers (FSW) are disproportionately affected by sexual violence (SV) and HIV. Social and structural barriers limit their access to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Respondent-driven sampling survey in 12 Brazilian cities among 4188 FSW aimed to estimate the rates of SV and factors associated with access to PEP use among FSW who experienced SV. The prevalence of SV was 26.3% (1199). Of the 1199, 7.5% sought out healthcare and used PEP, 19% sought out healthcare, but did not use PEP, and 73.5% did not seek out healthcare after SV. Factors associated with PEP use included PEP awareness, participation in HIV/STI prevention workshops, and disclosure of FSW status in healthcare services. Although Brazil has a PEP program free of charge, it is not readily accessible, even for FSW who seek out healthcare. The development of effective strategies to link FSW to HIV preventive services is urgently needed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1090-7165
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03734-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -