Authors
Ishika Basu, Smarajit Jana, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Dallas Swendeman, Sung-Jae Lee, Peter Newman, Robert Weiss
Publication date
2004/7/1
Journal
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
845
Publisher
NIH Public Access
Description
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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