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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 845-852Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200407010-00012
Keywords
condom use; condoms; HIV; HIV in India; sex workers; Sonagachi Project
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- NIMH NIH HHS [P30 MH058107-11, P30 MH058107] Funding Source: Medline
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To test the efficacy of a sustainable community-level HIV intervention among sex workers, the Sonagachi Project was replicated, including community organizing and advocacy, peer education, condom social marketing, and establishment of a health clinic. Sex workers were randomly selected in 2 small urban communities in northeastern India (n = 100 each) and assessed every 5-6 months over 15 months (85% retention). Overall condom use increased significantly in the intervention community (39%) compared with the control community (11%), and the proportion of consistent condom users increased 25% in the intervention community compared with a 16% decrease in the control community. This study supports the efficacy of the Sonagachi model intervention in increasing condom use and maintaining low HIV prevalence among sex workers.
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