Anal sexual experience and HIV risk awareness among female sex workers in Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female sex workers have been disproportionately affected with HIV and anal sexual experience elevate their vulnerability. Anal intercourse has more risk of HIV transmission than vaginal intercourse for receptors that coupled with low condom and proper lubricant use behavior during anal sex. Besides majority of them did not understand HIV transmission risk of anal intercourse. In Ethiopia, studies on anal sexual experience is almost none existent, so the purpose of this study is to explored anal sexual experience and HIV transmission risk awareness among female sex worker in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia.

Method

Qualitative study with thematic analysis approach was conducted among 18 female sex workers and recruitment of study participants performed until saturation

SUBMITTER: Mazeingia YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683548 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature