Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Date Submitted: Oct 29, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: Nov 8, 2018 - Nov 22, 2018
Date Accepted: Mar 22, 2019
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Using evidence from Programmatic Mapping approaches to design and implement high impact HIV prevention programs for female sex workers
ABSTRACT
Programmatic Mapping (PM) is a rapid and efficient mechanism to develop size estimates of key populations (KPs) and geo-locate them at physical locations in a systematic and scientific manner. At the macro level, this information forms the basis for allocating program resources, setting performance targets, assessing coverage, and determining funding requirements to saturate FSW coverage. At a micro level, PM data provide specific information on hot spots, estimates of FSWs at those spots, and hotspot typology and days and times of operation, all of which informs targeted service delivery strategies. This information can provide a reliable platform to plan HIV prevention and treatment services to considerable scale and intensity. Above all, the entire PM process requires deep involvement of FSWs, which increases community ownership of the data and can lead to an increased uptake of services. Despite a few limitations, the approach is versatile and can be used in varied country contexts to generate important information about sex work and its dynamics. In this paper, we describe experiences and lessons learned from using evidence generated from programmatic mapping of female sex workers (FSWs) in multiple countries to develop HIV prevention programs at scale.
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