High prevalence of STIs among men engaged in transactional sex and alcohol use in western Kenya: important implications for STI prevention interventions
Among Kenyan men engaged in transactional sex and alcohol use, STI prevalence was high. These data fill an important gap about STI prevalence and risk factors in African men highlighting the risk of ongoing transmission and the need for targeted prevention programmes and expanded access to testing and treatment.
Authors
- Elizabeth F. Bair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-4022)
- Julius Oduor Wesonga
- Annie Rajaratnam
- Sue Napierala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-8154)
- Ouma Dan Omollo
- Teniola I. Egbe
- Harsha Thirumurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3308-7603)
- Connie Celum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8813-3419)
- Kawango E. Agot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0475-6951)
Institutions
- RTI International (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Impact Research and Development Organization (KE)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056266
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development