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Effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on risky sexual behaviours of female sex workers in Dakar, Senegal

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease, Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Infections and Infestations
Registration Number
ISRCTN16445862
Lead Sponsor
niversity College London
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

1. Female sex workers who participated in the July 2020 survey wave of a female sex worker panel survey
2. Female sex workers who in the July 2020 survey wave responded that they are still doing sex work

Exclusion Criteria

If it was recorded in any of the past three survey waves held in 2015, 2017 and 2020 that the female sex workers has a medical record that indicates seropositive status

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measured with a survey expected to be held 3 months after the roll-out of PrEP:<br>1. Condom use with each of the last two clients and the last five clients measured via a combination of these methods: <br>1.1. Via direct questioning<br>1.2. Via list experiment<br>1.3. Via a newly-designed instrument aimed at eliciting individual condom use without compromising respondent confidentiality<br>2. Subjective perceptions of the necessity of condom use measured using a Likert-like scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measured with a survey expected to be held 3 months after the roll-out of PrEP:<br>1. Number of occasional and regular clients seen in a fixed time frame, e.g. 7 days<br>2. Perceived HIV risk of clients<br>3. Price of each of the last two clients<br>4. Type of sex acts with last two clients/stayed overnight with last two clients<br>5. Earnings from sex work in a fixed time frame, e.g. 30 days<br>6. Household expenditure in a fixed time frame, e.g. 30 days<br>7. Food insecurity<br>8. Self-reported STI symptoms with last two clients<br>9. Mental health measured using the PHQ-9 questionnaire
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