scholarly journals Kuantim mi tu (“Count me too”): Using Multiple Methods to Estimate the Number of Female Sex Workers, Men Who Have Sex With Men, and Transgender Women in Papua New Guinea in 2016 and 2017

10.2196/11285 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e11285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Weikum ◽  
Angela Kelly-Hanku ◽  
Parker Hou ◽  
Martha Kupul ◽  
Angelyne Amos-Kuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Multiple Methods ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Considerable distance to reach 90-90-90 targets among female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: findings from a cross-sectional respondent-driven sampling survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avi J Hakim ◽  
Steven G Badman ◽  
Damian Weikum ◽  
Angelyne Amos ◽  
Barne Willie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Port Moresby ◽  
Living With Hiv

ObjectiveTo characterise the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 90-90-90 cascade among female sex workers (FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM)/transgender women (TGW) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG).MethodsWe conducted respondent-driven sampling surveys among FSW and MSM/TGW in Port Moresby, PNG from June to October 2016. All participants spoke English or Tok Pisin and were aged >12 years. FSW had to be born female and sell/exchange sex with a male in the past 6 months. MSM/TGW had to be born male and have oral/anal sex with another male-born person in the past 6 months. Participants were interviewed and offered rapid HIV diagnostic and viral load testing. HIV viral suppression (VS) was defined as <1000 copies/mL.ResultsWe recruited 674 FSW and 400 MSM/TGW; HIV prevalence was 15.2% (95% CI 11.7 to 18.8) and 8.5% (95% CI 5.0 to 11.9), respectively. Among FSW living with HIV, 39.0% (95% CI 26.6 to 51.4) self-reported having been diagnosed; of them 79.6% (95% CI 62.7 to 96.5) self-reported being on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 54.1% (95% CI 31.8 to 76.4) achieved VS. Among MSM/TGW living with HIV, 24.4% (95% CI 4.7 to 44.1) self-reported having been diagnosed; of them 43.9% (95% CI 33.6 to 54.8) self-reported being on ART, and 86.1% (95% CI 71.1 to 93.9) achieved VS.ConclusionsART use among those aware of their HIV status is encouraging. However, the generally low awareness of infection status among FSW and MSM/TGW with HIV and the low VS among FSW on ART indicate an urgent need for innovative strategies to increase testing uptake and ART adherence among these populations. Monitoring drug resistance may be warranted.

Perpetration of Violence by Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea: ‘We will Crush their Bones’

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-122
Author(s):  
Angela Kelly-Hanku ◽  
H Worth ◽  
M Redman-MacLaren ◽  
S Nosi ◽  
R Boli-Neo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract There is a small but important body of literature on female sex workers’ (FSWs) violence towards others, but little of that focused on low- and middle-income countries. Drawn from a larger biobehavioural study of FSWs in three cities in Papua New Guinea, we analyse the interviews from 19 FSWs who reported having perpetrated physical violence towards four major groups: (1) ex-husbands; (2) clients; (3) other sex workers and (4) other people (mainly women). Our study demonstrates that FSWs’ use of violence arises from a complex set of social, material and gendered circumstances and cannot be addressed in isolation from other aspects of their lives.

Knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviour of female sex workers in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Sexual Health ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice Bruce ◽  
Ludwina Bauai ◽  
William Yeka ◽  
Mathias Sapuri ◽  
Louise Keogh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Port Moresby

Estimating the Number of People Who Inject Drugs, Female Sex Workers, and Men Who Have Sex with Men, Unguja Island, Zanzibar: Results and Synthesis of Multiple Methods

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhat J. Khalid ◽  
Fatma M. Hamad ◽  
Asha A. Othman ◽  
Ahmed M. Khatib ◽  
Sophia Mohamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
People Who Inject Drugs ◽  
Multiple Methods ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Sex With Men
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