HIV Self Testing to Empower Prevention Choices in Sex Workers
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Emerging Global Leader
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
HIV Self Testing to Empower Prevention Choices in Sex Workers
Principal Institution
Infectious Diseases Institute
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Mujugira, Andrew
Project Contact Information
Email:
amujugira@idi.co.ug
Year(s) Awarded
2017-2023
Country
Uganda
Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
NIH Partners
NIMH
Project Description
In 2015, 83,000 new HIV infections occurred in Uganda, most of which occurred in key populations, such as transgender, male, and female sex workers. Empowering sex workers to use HIV prevention interventions is critical to improving their health, preventing HIV transmission and getting to zero new HIV infections. HIV self- testing and daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis are powerful HIV prevention tools; increased use of these novel strategies in combination with other proven HIV prevention interventions could dramatically decrease HIV spread in sex workers and their partners, and help end the AIDS epidemic.
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