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A Review of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence among Female Sex Workers

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posted on 2023-08-30, 17:08 authored by Ramy A. Ghayda, Sung Hwi Hong, Jae Won Yang, Gwang Hun Jeong, Keum Hwa Lee, Andreas Kronbichler, Marco Solmi, Brendon Stubbs, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Hans Oh, Jong Yeob Kim, Jae Il Shin, Lee Smith
Globally and in Africa specifically, female sex workers (FSWs) are at an extraordinarily high risk of contracting HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as an effective and ethical method with which to prevent HIV infection among FSWs. PrEP efficacy is, however, closely linked to adherence, and adherence to PrEP among FSWs is a complex and interrelated process that has been shown to be of importance to public health policies and HIV control and intervention programs. This comprehensive review categorizes barriers to and facilitators of adherence to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for FSWs, and describes five strategies for promoting PrEP adherence among FSWs. These strategies encompass (1) a long-term educational effort to decrease the stigma associated with sex work and PrEP use, (2) education on how PrEP works, (3) lifestyle modification, (4) research on next-generation PrEP products to address the inconvenience of taking daily pills, and (5) integration of PrEP into existing services, such as social services and routine primary care visits, to reduce the economic burden of seeking the medication. Our review is expected to be useful for the design of future PrEP intervention programs. Multidisciplinary intervention should be considered to promote PrEP adherence among FSWs in order to help control the HIV epidemic.

History

Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

61

Issue number

5

Page range

349-358

Publication title

Yonsei Medical Journal

ISSN

1976-2437

Publisher

Yonsei University College of Medicine

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2020-04-14

Legacy creation date

2020-04-14

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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