Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming

摘要

BackgroundThe high burden of HIV infections among female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa has been long recognised, but effective preventive interventions have largely not been taken to scale. We undertook a national geographical mapping exercise in 2011/2012 to assess the locations and population size of FSW in Kenya, to facilitate targeted HIV prevention services for this population.