Using IBBS Survey Data and Stakeholder Consensus to Estimate Population Size of Female Sex Workers in Three South African Cities: Results and Recommendations From the 2013-14 South Africa Health Monitoring Survey (Preprint)
Abstract:Background: Robust population size estimates (PSEs) for female sex workers (FSW) and other key populations in South Africa face multiple methodological limitations, including inconsistencies in surveillance and programmatic indicators; this has consequently challenged appropriate allocation of resources and benchmark-setting necessary to an effective HIV response. A 2013-14 Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS) survey from South Africa showed alarmingly high HIV prevalence among FSW in South… Show more
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