AIDS 2010 - Vienna 18-23 July 2010 - XVIII International AIDS Conference

Addressing Risk for HIV among Female Sex Workers	MOAC03

Type:

Oral Abstract Session

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Location:

SR 5

Schedule:

14:30 - 16:00, 19.07.2010

Code:

MOAC03

Chairs:

Iyanthi Abeyewickreme, Sri Lanka
Theodora Wi, Philippines

Presentations in this session:

14:30
MOAC0301
Abstract
Slides with audio Increased condom use and decreased HIV/STI prevalence among female sex workers following a targeted prevention program in Karnataka, South India
Presented by Shajy Isac, India
S. Moses¹, B.M. Ramesh², T. Beattie³, S. Isac², S. Reza-Paul¹, P. Kudur², R. Washington², J. Blanchard¹
¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ²Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore, India, ³London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

14:45
MOAC0302
Abstract
Slides with audio The impact of a large-scale core group intervention on condom use among female sex workers in South India
Presented by Kathleen N. Deering, Canada
K.N. Deering^1,2, M.-C. Boily³, C.M. Lowndes⁴, P. Vickerman⁴, J. Bradley⁵, K. Gurav⁶, M. Pickles³, M. Alary⁵
¹University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, Canada, ²BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, ³Imperial College, Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, London, United Kingdom, ⁴London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, ⁶Karnataka Health Promotion Trust - KHPT, Bangalore, India

15:00
MOAC0303
Abstract
Slides with audio Comprehensive HIV prevention services for sex workers reduces HIV risk in Central Asia
Presented by Anna Deryabina, Kazakhstan
A. Deryabina¹, D.S. Hausner², B. Aubakirova¹, S. Ashimova³, Z. Musaeva⁴, L. Khodakevich⁵
¹JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Almaty, Kazakhstan, ²JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., International Division, New Delhi, India, ³JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, ⁴JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Dushanbe, Tajikistan, ⁵Independent Consultant, Moscow, Russian Federation

15:15
MOAC0304
Abstract
Slides with audio Amphetamine-type stimulant use increases HIV risk among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Presented by Marie-Claude Couture, United States
M.-C. Couture¹, N. Sansothy², E.S. Stein¹, J. Evans¹, K. Sichan³, L. Maher⁴, K. Page¹, Young Women's Health Study (YWHS) Collaborative
¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States, ²National Institute for HIV, AIDS, Dermatology and STDs, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ³Cambodian Women's Development Agency, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ⁴University of New South Wales, National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Sydney, Australia

15:30
MOAC0305
Abstract
Slides with audio Intravaginal practices in a cohort of women at high risk in North-West Tanzania: baseline associations with HIV
Presented by Suzanna Francis, United Kingdom
S. Francis^1,2, T. Ao^1,2, J. Chilongani², B. Andrew², D. Watson-Jones¹, S. Kapiga^1,2, R. Hayes¹
¹London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Mwanza, Tanzania, United Republic of

Rapporteur report

Track C report by Jorge SANCHEZ

Programs for HIV Prevention among female sex workers in Asia are in different stages of implementation. In Phnom Penh, Cambodia a baseline analysis showed a high prevalence of use of amphetamine-type stimulants among young female FSW which was significantly associated with multiple risk factors for HIV acquisition.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded program named Avahan has successfully implemented a large-scale HIV prevention program in six Indian states. Evaluation of the program for FSWs in Karnatka state, South India used baseline and follow up assessments of behavioural and biological parameters. Over 2000 FSWs participated in the surveys at each time point. Program coverage was high at 85%. Prevalence of HIV infection decreased from 19.6% to 16.4%. There was also a decrease in prevalence of other STI (gonorrhea, Chlamydial inection and syphilis) while condom use increased significantly with occasional clients. However better strategies are needed to increase condom use with regular partners and to reduce the vulnerability of brothel-based FSWs.