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. 2001 Oct;77(5):351-2.
doi: 10.1136/sti.77.5.351.

Where do sex workers go for health care? A community based study in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

B Vuylsteke  1 , P D Ghys, G Mah-bi, Y Konan, M Traoré, S Z Wiktor, M Laga
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Where do sex workers go for health care? A community based study in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

B Vuylsteke et al. Sex Transm Infect. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

Objectives: To describe health seeking behaviour of female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: A population based survey among a representative sample of 500 female sex workers and six focus group discussions.

Results: The sites of first encounter for care for the last STI episode included a public hospital or health centre (28%), a private clinic (16%), a confidential clinic (13%), a pharmacy (13%), and the informal sector (23%). The agreement between preferred and actual services used was weak (kappa 0.16).

Conclusions: Sex workers expressed interest in seeking STI care in a wide range of public and private healthcare facilities. Those services should be upgraded to better respond to their sexual health needs.

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