"I felt very small and embarrassed by the health care provider when I requested to be tested for syphilis": barriers and facilitators of regular syphilis and HIV testing among female sex workers in Uganda

• Main Authors: Richard Muhindo (Author), Andrew Mujugira (Author), Barbara Castelnuovo (Author), Nelson K. Sewankambo (Author), Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi (Author), Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye (Author), Edith Nakku-Joloba (Author), Juliet Kiguli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Periodic testing of female sex workers (FSW) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a core component of global and national responses to achieve population-level STI elimination. We conducted a qualitative study to explore barriers and facilitators of regular syphilis and...