Understanding the contexts in which female sex workers sell sex in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structural, interpersonal and individual level factors can present barriers for HIV prevention behaviour among people at high risk of HIV acquisition, including women who sell sex. In this paper we document the contexts in which women selling sex in Kampala meet and provide services to their clients.

Methods

We collected qualitative data using semi-structured interviews. Women were eligible to participate if they were 18 years or older, self-identified as sex workers or offered sex for money and spoke Luganda or English. Ten women who met clients in venues and outdoor locations were selected randomly from a clinic for women at high risk of HIV acquisition. Ten other women who met clients online were recruited using snowball sampling. Interviews included demographi

SUBMITTER: Katumba KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11202390 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature