Acceptability and willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Lagos State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Among PrEP-naïve FSWs in Lagos, PrEP knowledge emerged as a key correlate of both PrEP acceptability and willingness, while education, religion, and ethnicity were primarily associated with cognitive acceptability, and age-related factors influenced willingness. Interventions that improve PrEP knowledge and incorporating age-, literacy-, and sex-work-entry considerations may strengthen both PrEP acceptability and willingness among FSWs.
Authors
- Babatunde Akodu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0989-3568)
- Kofoworola Odeyemi
- Abdulraheem Kamaldeen Sunkanmi
- Ladi-Akinyemi Temitope Wunmi
Institutions
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26707-8
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00