Mobility study of young women who exchange sex for money or commodities using Google Maps and qualitative methods in Kampala, Uganda

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 11; no. 5; p. e043078
• Main Authors: King, Rachel, Muhanguzi, Eva, Nakitto, Miriam, Mirembe, Miriam, Kasujja, Francis Xavier, Bagiire, Daniel, Seeley, Janet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 19.05.2021; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original research
• Subjects: Adolescent; Community; Counseling; Data collection; Disease prevention; Female; Females; HIV; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV/AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Life Sciences; Male; Python; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Sex industry; Sex Work; Sex Workers; Sexual Behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Uganda - epidemiology; Womens health; Workers; Young Adult; Young adults; Uganda; Kampala Uganda; Africa; HIV & AIDS; public health; qualitative research

We aimed to assess mobility patterns and reasons for high mobility among young women engaged in sex work within a randomised controlled trial to gauge how mobility may hinder access to health services and enhance HIV risk in a highly vulnerable population. Participants were recruited from a clinic i...