Exploratory analysis of the potential impact of violence on HIV among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a mathematical modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the frequency of violence experienced by female sex workers (FSWs) and how violence contributes to HIV transmission can help improve HIV programs.

Methods

Using recent recommendations for modelling structural factors and associated causal pathways, we developed a HIV transmission dynamic model for FSWs and their clients in Mombasa, Kenya, mechanistically representing three types of violence (sexual violence, SV; physical violence, PV; police assault and arrest, PAA). Each type of violence affects HIV transmission through key mediators (condom non-use, HIV testing). We parameterized the model using data from a cross-sectional study of FSWs aged 15-24 recruited from a systematic geographical mapping sampling frame in Mombasa, Kenya (Cheuk E et al., Fro

SUBMITTER: Pickles M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475892 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature