“It would have been easier for me to give up if I were alone”: how a pilot individualized case management intervention influenced female sex workers’ oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use in eThekwini, South Africa

Findings suggest both pathways of potential ICM effectiveness and impact and sustainability shortfalls, calling for larger-scale evaluation and complementary structural approaches, such as those bolstering FSW social cohesion and tackling socio-economic barriers.

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BMC Public Health
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2026-02-04
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26375-8
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Sex work and related issues
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“It would have been easier for me to give up if I were alone”: how a pilot individualized case management intervention influenced female sex workers’ oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use in eThekwini, South Africa

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“It would have been easier for me to give up if I were alone”: how a pilot individualized case management intervention influenced female sex workers’ oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use in eThekwini, South Africa

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Abstract

Findings suggest both pathways of potential ICM effectiveness and impact and sustainability shortfalls, calling for larger-scale evaluation and complementary structural approaches, such as those bolstering FSW social cohesion and tackling socio-economic barriers.

BMC Public HealthVol. 26(1)
Johns Hopkins University (US), Right to Care (ZA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Sex work and related issues
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