Emergency Contraceptives Use Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in Tanzania; A Cross-Sectional Study
The use of emergency contraceptives among FCSW is still low for various reasons including educational attainment, and drug use. While awareness is a strong facilitator of EC use, higher education levels surprisingly showed an inverse relationship. This suggests that interventions are needed to address the unique barriers faced by this vulnerable group, including misconceptions among the educated and the compounding challenges posed by drug use. Several approach combining comprehensive education, integrated health services, and sustained awareness campaigns is essential to improve EC access and utilization for FCSW.
Authors
- Stephen M. Kibusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3577-4068)
- Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-3577)
- Yohana Swebe Masubho
- Fabiola Vincent Moshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8829-2746)
- Yusheng Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9805-361X)
- Yamin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7832-9701)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- The University of Dodoma (TZ)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (ES)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- East African Health Research Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v9i1.830
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00