“I felt very small and embarrassed by the health care provider when I requested to be tested for syphilis”: barriers and facilitators of regular syphilis and HIV testing among female sex workers in Uganda

“I felt very small and embarrassed by the health care provider when I requested to be tested for syphilis”: barriers and facilitators of regular syphilis and HIV testing among female sex workers in Uganda

Abstract Background Periodic testing of female sex workers (FSW) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a core component of global and national responses to achieve population-level STI elimination. We conducted a qualitative study to explore barriers and facilitators of regular syphilis and...

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Main Authors: Richard Muhindo, Andrew Mujugira, Barbara Castelnuovo, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Edith Nakku-Joloba, Juliet Kiguli
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
Subjects:
HIV
Syphilis
Dual testing
Female sex workers
Africa
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e4d5df1640684932afc95d1c692d706f
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