Trends and Factors Affecting Knowledge of and Stigma and Violence Towards Female Sex Workers in Morocco

• Published in: International journal of behavioral medicine Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 597 - 607
• Main Authors: Phatak, Gauri, Johnston, Lisa G., Khoudri, Ibtissam, Rhilani, Houssine El, Kettani, Amina El, McLaughlin, Katherine R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aggression; Behavior; Data collection; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Domestic violence; Family Medicine; Female; Full Length Manuscript; General Practice; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Psychology; Health services; HIV; HIV Infections - psychology; HIV Infections - transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Knowledge; Medical tests; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Morocco; Prostitution; Regression analysis; Sex industry; Sex Workers - psychology; Sex Workers - statistics & numerical data; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social Stigma; STD; Stigma; Syphilis; Trends; Violence - psychology; Young Adult; Morocco; Kenya; Female sex worker; Discrimination; Morocco; Violence; Respondent-driven sampling

Background We investigate factors affecting HIV knowledge, stigma, and violence among female sex workers (FSW) in Agadir, Rabat, Fes, and Tangier, Morocco, over three rounds of HIV surveillance surveys (2012, 2016, and 2019) conducted using respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Multivariable analyses fr...