Socio-demographic, Behavioral and Health Characteristics of Underage Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: The Need to Protect a Generation from HIV Risk

Celso Inguane; Roberta Z. Horth; Angélica E. Miranda; Peter W. Young; Isabel Sathane; Beverley E. Cummings; Ângelo Augusto; Henry F. Raymond; Willi Mcfarland

doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1068-0

Socio-demographic, Behavioral and Health Characteristics of Underage Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: The Need to Protect a Generation from HIV Risk

Celso Inguane, Roberta Z. Horth, Angélica E. Miranda, Peter W. Young, Isabel Sathane, Beverley E. Cummings, Ângelo Augusto, Henry F. Raymond, Willi Mcfarland

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Characteristics, HIV risk, and program coverage for underage female sex workers (FSW) are rarely systematically described worldwide. We compared characteristics of underage (15–17 years old) and adult (≥18 years old) FSW in three main urban areas of Mozambique (Maputo, Beira and Nampula) using data from three respondent-driven sampling surveys implemented in 2011–2012. Among survey participants, 9.8 % (39/400) in Maputo, 17.0 % (70/411) in Beira and 25.6 % (110/429) in Nampula were underage. Over half reported performing sex work to afford daily living, and 29.7–50.0 % had unprotected sex with their last client. The proportion of underage FSW having accessed care and prevention services was lower compared to adult FSW. While HIV prevalence among underage FSW was lower than in adults, it increased markedly with age. Our results point to the urgency of expanding prevention and care programs geared towards underage FSW.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2184-2193
Number of pages	10
Journal	AIDS and behavior
Volume	19
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1068-0
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

Keywords

FSW
HIV
Mozambique
Prevention
Underage

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Inguane, C., Horth, R. Z., Miranda, A. E., Young, P. W., Sathane, I., Cummings, B. E., Augusto, Â., Raymond, H. F., & Mcfarland, W. (2015). Socio-demographic, Behavioral and Health Characteristics of Underage Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: The Need to Protect a Generation from HIV Risk. AIDS and behavior, 19(12), 2184-2193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1068-0

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