An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes

The HIV epidemic in Nigeria is complex with diverse factors driving the epidemic. Accordingly, Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS is coordinating a large-scale initiative to conduct HIV epidemic appraisals across all states. These appraisals will help to better characterize the d...

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Main Authors:	Ikpeazu, Akudo, Momah-Haruna, Amaka, Madu Mari, Baba, Thompson, Laura H., Ogungbemi, Kayode
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Public Library of Science 2015
Subjects:	HIV prevention HIV/AIDS HIV AIDS female sex workers health programs
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23195

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spelling	okr-10986-231952021-04-23T14:04:13Z An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes Ikpeazu, Akudo Momah-Haruna, Amaka Madu Mari, Baba Thompson, Laura H. Ogungbemi, Kayode HIV prevention HIV/AIDS HIV AIDS female sex workers health programs The HIV epidemic in Nigeria is complex with diverse factors driving the epidemic. Accordingly, Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS is coordinating a large-scale initiative to conduct HIV epidemic appraisals across all states. These appraisals will help to better characterize the drivers of the epidemic and ensure that the HIV prevention programs match the local epidemic context, with resources allocated to interventions that have the greatest impact locally. Currently, the mapping and size estimation of Female Sex Workers (FSWs) - a major component of the appraisal has been completed in seven states. These states are using the data generated to plan, prioritize and scale-up sub-national HIV prevention programs. 2015-12-03T17:41:37Z 2015-12-03T17:41:37Z 2014-08-13 Journal Article PLoS ONE http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23195 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Public Library of Science Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Nigeria
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spellingShingle	HIV prevention HIV/AIDS HIV AIDS female sex workers health programs Ikpeazu, Akudo Momah-Haruna, Amaka Madu Mari, Baba Thompson, Laura H. Ogungbemi, Kayode An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes
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description	The HIV epidemic in Nigeria is complex with diverse factors driving the epidemic. Accordingly, Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS is coordinating a large-scale initiative to conduct HIV epidemic appraisals across all states. These appraisals will help to better characterize the drivers of the epidemic and ensure that the HIV prevention programs match the local epidemic context, with resources allocated to interventions that have the greatest impact locally. Currently, the mapping and size estimation of Female Sex Workers (FSWs) - a major component of the appraisal has been completed in seven states. These states are using the data generated to plan, prioritize and scale-up sub-national HIV prevention programs.
format	Journal Article
author	Ikpeazu, Akudo Momah-Haruna, Amaka Madu Mari, Baba Thompson, Laura H. Ogungbemi, Kayode
author_facet	Ikpeazu, Akudo Momah-Haruna, Amaka Madu Mari, Baba Thompson, Laura H. Ogungbemi, Kayode
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title	An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes
title_short	An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes
title_full	An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes
title_fullStr	An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes
title_full_unstemmed	An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes
title_sort	appraisal of female sex work in nigeria : implications for designing and scaling up hiv prevention programmes
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An Appraisal of Female Sex Work in Nigeria : Implications for Designing and Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programmes

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