Progress toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets: A respondent-driven survey among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorDoshi, Reena H.
dc.contributor.authorSande, Enos
dc.contributor.authorOgwal, Moses
dc.contributor.authorKiyingi, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Anne
dc.contributor.authorKusiima, Joy
dc.contributor.authorMusinguzi, Geofrey
dc.contributor.authorSerwadda, David
dc.contributor.authorHladik, Wolfgang
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-05T11:06:53Z
dc.date.available2022-09-05T11:06:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractWe investigated progress towards UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda, who bear a disproportionate burden of HIV. Methods Between April and December 2012, 1,487 female sex workers, defined as women, 15±49 years, residing in greater Kampala, and selling sex for money in the last 6 months, were recruited using respondent-driven sampling. Venous blood was collected for HIV and viral load testing [viral load suppression (VLS) defined as <1,000 copies/mL]. We collected data using audio computer-assisted self-interviews and calculated weighted population-level estimates. Results The median age was 27 years (interquartile range: 23 to 32). HIV seroprevalence was 31.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 29.0, 33.7%). Among all female sex workers who tested HIV-positive in the survey (population-level targets), 45.5% (95% CI: 40.1, 51.0) had knowledge of their serostatus (population-level target: 90%), 37.8% (95% CI: 32.2, 42.8) self-reported to be on ART (population-level target: 81%), and 35.2% (95% CI: 20.7, 30.4) were virally suppressed (population-level target: 73%). Conclusions HIV prevalence among Kampala female sex workers is high, whereas serostatus knowledge and VLS are far below UNAIDS targets. Kampala female sex workers are in need of intensified and targeted HIV prevention and control efforts.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDoshi RH, Sande E, Ogwal M, Kiyingi H, McIntyre A, Kusiima J, et al. (2018) Progress toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets: A respondent- driven survey among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0201352. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201352en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201352
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4545
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPLoS ONEven_US
dc.subjectUNAIDS 90-90-90 targetsen_US
dc.subjectFemale sex workersen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleProgress toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets: A respondent-driven survey among female sex workers in Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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