Marie Downer
Biographic Data
| ID | 8936477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie Downer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie |
| FAMILY NAME | Downer |
| SIGNATURE | DOWNER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Formative assessment to identify perceived benefits and barriers of HIV oral self-testing among female sex workers, service providers, outreach workers, and peer educators to inform scale-up in Kenya
In Kenya, HIV prevalence estimates among female sex workers (FSWs) are almost five times higher than among women in the general population. However, only 68% of infected FSWs are aware of their HIV-positive status. We aimed to identify perceived benefits, opportunities, and barriers of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in improving testing coverage among FSWs. Twenty focus group discussions were conducted with 77 service providers, 42 peer educators (PEs)…
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Formative assessment to identify perceived benefits and barriers of HIV oral self-testing among female sex workers, service providers, outreach workers, and peer educators to inform scale-up in Kenya
In Kenya, HIV prevalence estimates among female sex workers (FSWs) are almost five times higher than among women in the general population. However, only 68% of infected FSWs are aware of their HIV-positive status. We aimed to identify perceived benefits, opportunities, and barriers of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in improving testing coverage among FSWs. Twenty focus group discussions were conducted with 77 service providers, 42 peer educators (PEs)…
Business (1 work) · Computer security (1 work) · Confidentiality (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work) · Focus group (1 work) · Formative assessment (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (1 work) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (1 work)