An Exploratory Study Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Map HIV Risk Across Sex Work Locations in Blantyre, Malawi
RDS effectively captured spatial disparities in HIV burden among FSW in Blantyre. Clear geographic hotspots emerged, highlighting the need for targeted interventions in high-burden zones. Repeated RDS implementation could support ongoing surveillance and more efficient resource allocation.
Authors
- Sungai T. Chabata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7629-1543)
- James Chirombo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3132-3710)
- M. Sanni Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4192-7908)
- Maryam Shahmanesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-8535)
- Frances Mary Cowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-4422)
- Nicola Desmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-8569)
- Wezzie Lora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-3549)
- Doreen Sakala
- James Hargreaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3509-3572)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research (ZW)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000003746
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00