Estimating the Population of Female Sex Workers in Hamadan, Western Iran, 2014

There is no reliable estimate of the size of female sex workers (FSWs). This study aimed to estimate the size of FSWs in south of Tehran, Iran in 2016 using direct capture-recapture method. In the capture phase, the hangouts of FSWs were mapped as their meeting places. FSWs who agreed to participate in the study tagged with a T-shirt. The recapture phase was implemented at the same places tagging FSWs with a blue bracelet. The total estimated size of FSWs was 690 (95% CI 633, 747). About 89.43% of FSWs experienced sexual intercourse prior to age 20. The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among FSWs was 4.60%. The estimated population size of FSWs was much more than our expectation. This issue must be the focus of special attention for planning prevention strategies. However, alternative estimates require to estimating the number FSWs, reliably.

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Estimating the Population Size of Female Sex Worker Population in Tehran, Iran: Application of Direct Capture–Recapture Method

Karami

Khazaei

Poorolajal

et al. 2017

AIDS Behav

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Estimating the prostitution population using online data: a single-registration approach for the Netherlands and Belgium

Azam,

Hendrickx,

Adriaenssens

2024

Qual Quant

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Estimating the Population of Female Sex Workers in Hamadan, Western Iran, 2014

Abstract: Background: Estimating the population of female sex workers (FSWs) is necessary to monitor HIV epidemic, behavioral risk factors and implement preventive.

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Estimating the Population Size of Female Sex Worker Population in Tehran, Iran: Application of Direct Capture–Recapture Method

Estimating the Population Size of Female Sex Worker Population in Tehran, Iran: Application of Direct Capture–Recapture Method

Estimating the prostitution population using online data: a single-registration approach for the Netherlands and Belgium

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