biostudies-literatureNakamanya SInternational AIDS Vaccine InitiativeUnited States Agency for International Development555https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9798550biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)<h4>Background</h4>Population mobility is a demonstrated barrier to reducing HIV incidence. A clear understanding of social networks and their influence on mobility among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria may contribute to tailoring effective interventions that suit the needs of these mobile women.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional qualitative methods study was conducted to understand mobility patterns among women resident and or working in fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The study was conducted in six fishing communities from March 2018 to June 2019. The communities were purposively selected, based on population size (1000 people or more) and HIV prevalence of > 15% among women aged 18 years or older who had lived in the fishing communitBMC women's healthSocial networks, mobility, and HIV risk among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria.PMC9798550USAID_AID_16_0000_32Nanyonjo GBahemuka UMKibengo FMSsetaala ASeeley JKapiga SOkello ESKwena ZABukusi EAFast PENakamanya SfalseSocial networks, mobility, and HIV risk among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria.<h4>Background</h4>Population mobility is a demonstrated barrier to reducing HIV incidence. A clear understanding of social networks and their influence on mobility among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria may contribute to tailoring effective interventions that suit the needs of these mobile women.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional qualitative methods study was conducted to understand mobility patterns among women resident and or working in fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The study was conducted in six fishing communities from March 2018 to June 2019. The communities were purposively selected, based on population size (1000 people or more) and HIV prevalence of > 15% among women aged 18 years or older who had lived in the fishing communit2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-26T00:26:00.324Z2025-02-19T03:30:40.681ZS-EPMC97985503657806210.1186/s12905-022-02144-8