Low program access despite high burden of sexual, structural, and reproductive health vulnerabilities among young women who sell sex in Mombasa, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, young women who sell sex (YSW) face institutional barriers in accessing sexual health and HIV prevention programs designed for female sex workers. In 2018, Kenya developed a national framework to guide service provision for YSW aged 14-24 years. To help inform the implementation of the framework, we estimated the burden of vulnerabilities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs related to health and gender equality) and program contact among YSW.

Methods

We used data from Transitions, a 2015 bio-behavioural cross-sectional survey of 408 YSW aged 14-24 years in Mombasa, Kenya. We estimated the prevalence of sexual (inconsistent condom use), structural (financial, violence), and reproductive health vulnerabilities; and character

SUBMITTER: Roberts E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7257181 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature