HIV testing among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Dandona, Rakhi;
Dandona, Lalit;
Kumar, G Anil;
Gutierrez, Juan Pablo;
McPherson, Sam;
Bertozzi, Stefano M;
ASCI FPP Study Team;
(2005)
HIV testing among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India.
AIDS (London, England), 19 (17).
pp. 2033-2036.
ISSN 0269-9370
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aids.0000191921.31808.8c
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Of 6648 female sex workers (FSW) in 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh state in India, only 7.9% reported having undergone HIV testing, and three-quarters of the rest were unwilling to undergo HIV testing in the future. The risk of HIV infection as a result of the non-use of condoms was higher among FSW who reported not having been tested and were also unwilling to get tested, and they also held significantly more negative beliefs about HIV/AIDS.
