Pius Troy D.

Macapaz

BSN-III-N23

Evidence Base Report

I. Title:

Investigation of HIV/AIDS prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers from
2010 to 2017: a meta-analysis study

II. Methodology:

The number of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus continues to increase
worldwide. Based on the latest statistics, there are nearly 40 million HIV-positive people in the
world, while the developing countries contain 95% of them. 1 It is estimated that 14 thousand
individuals are being infected with the HIV each day worldwide and more than 30 million people have
lost their lives because of the AIDS, since the first HIV positive patient was identified. Compared with the
general population, it seems that FSW are more susceptible to ADIS due to the different factors of
unprotected sexual intercourse, sex with multiple partners, and other probable high risk sexual
relationships.

Since the treatment course of the disease and providing supportive care are difficult, highly costed, and
complicated, the most important and feasible strategy could be the implementation of preventative
measures such as education, counseling, and changing behavioral patterns. 15 To achieve this
goal, knowledge about the modes of disease transmission and awareness of target groups who are more
vulnerable to AIDS or the groups who are mostly involved in the disease prevalence and other risk
factors is needed. Thus, in the present study we aimed to determine HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in
FSW, as well as to study the related risk factors from 2010 to 2017 by a systematic review of literature
and meta-analysis approach.

III. Findings :

The current examination demonstrated the high commonness pace of HIV disease among FSWs. We
accepted that FSW could go about as a center gathering in HIV/AIDS transmission and proliferation
because of the high recurrence just as day by day sexual associations with various accomplices. In
addition, two significant danger components of rare condom use and pervasiveness of intravenous
medication use among FSW features their function in HIV/AIDS transmission like never before.
Subsequently, thorough and worldwide interventional programs should be actualized to decrease the
commonness of HIV/AIDS among FSW and to forestall HIV engendering in social orders. One of the
significant constraints in this space was the absence of admittance to some important examinations, and
a few investigations were not distributed in English. Shockingly, it appears to be that the pervasiveness
pace of HIV among FSW might be higher than that revealed in the current investigation and in different
examinations, on the grounds that the criminal idea of sex work in certain nations just as the Taboo
make the outcomes by one way or another ridiculous.
IV. Reference :

Eilami, O. , Et al(2019) Investigation of HIV/AIDS prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex
workers from 2010 to 2017: a meta-analysis study, Dove Press HIV/Palliative Care, Retrieved at
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6529623/