Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness, Willingness to Use, and Preferred Places for Access Among the Cambodian Female Entertainment Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study

The aim of the study was to determine the awareness, desire to use, and preferred providers of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Female Entertainment Workers (FEWs) aged 18–35 years in Cambodia’s Phnom Penh region. Of 1003 FEWs, 31.8% of them had heard of PrEP. When informed about PrEP, 67.4% sa...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2023-05, Vol.27 (5), p.1409-1417
Main Authors: Garg, Priyanka Rani, Uppal, Leena, Kurian, Kauma, Heng, Tola, Akhtar, Faiyaz, Mehra, Sunil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cambodia - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease prevention
Drug use
Entertainment
Female
Females
Health behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Homosexuality, Male
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Income
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Occupational exposure
Occupational health
Original Paper
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pharmacy
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Prophylaxis
Prostitution
Public Health
Sex industry
Womens health
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Summary:The aim of the study was to determine the awareness, desire to use, and preferred providers of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Female Entertainment Workers (FEWs) aged 18–35 years in Cambodia’s Phnom Penh region. Of 1003 FEWs, 31.8% of them had heard of PrEP. When informed about PrEP, 67.4% said they would use PrEP and the most preferred location to access PrEP was a local non-governmental organization (NGO) (63.2%), followed by a government clinic/center (39.8%), ART clinic (26.5%), pharmacy (20.7%), and CBO (14.8%). FEWs who had heard about PrEP (aOR: 2.46; CI: 1.79–3.39) and those with no additional income source other than sex work (aOR: 1.53; CI: 1.16–2.02) were more likely to express their willingness to use PrEP. When the country is in the process of making provisions for PrEP, the study urges policymakers and programmers to take steps towards creating awareness about PrEP among key populations such as FEWs and its availability preferably through local NGOs and government clinics.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-022-03877-1