South Africa: Why South Africa's HIV Prevention Programmes Should Include Sex Worker Clients

[The Conversation Africa] There are around 150,000 sex workers in South Africa. The National Strategic Plan on HIV identifies sex workers as a "key population" at high risk of HIV. HIV prevalence for female sex workers ranged from 48% to 72% in 2013/2014. This was much higher than for adult women in the general population, where prevalence was 14.4%. Reducing the prevalence of HIV among sex workers is prioritised as a critical national-level response to HIV.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news