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PP 1.11
HIV/STD Prevention need assessment among sex workers in Nepal
Birendra Poudel
Programme Officer, CAADa Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sexual services that do not involve vaginal intercourse has started to emerge in capital
city of Nepal. Though this kind of non-vaginal sector of sex industry is illegal, they are still
virtually semi-underground condition and HIV/STD prevention intervention for sex
industry has not activated insufficient. we focused on the female-sex workers working in
non -vaginal sector in Katmandu to know their needs for HIV/STD prevention to develop
efficient program for them.
Methods
We conducted questionnaire research for sex workers to ask their attitudes and needs on
STD/HIV prevention. Questionnaire was distributed for 250 workers were responded.
Results
Half of respondents answered they think the possibility of STD infection their service is
high or very high (42.4%). Many of respondents need information abut STD, such as how
to prevent STDs (65.o%), symptom and treatment of STD (52.7%). Most of respondents
work only non-vaginal and they feel easy to obtain the information by magazine (53.5%)
and internet (43.9%)/ on the workplace (65.7%)or clinics (47.3%).
Conclusions:
the results suggest that the information should be specialized for non-vaginal sector such
as STD prevention methods for oral sex. It is also suggested that to provide information
on the workplace through internet are useful for sex workers.
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