Archives of Public Health volume 80 , Article number: Cite this article. Metrics details. Interviews were conducted face-to-face and participants were offered rapid routine HIV and syphilis testing. Survey logistic regression procedures were used to identify factors associated with the use of moderately or highly effective contraceptive methods. Weighted data analysis was conducted. Hagen, were enrolled.
The proportion using moderately or highly effective contraceptive methods was After adjusting for covariates, factors significantly associated with the use of moderately or highly effective contraceptive methods in Port Moresby were being age 20β24, being married, being divorced or separated, having one or more dependent children, being away from home for more than 1 month in the last 6 months, and having tested HIV negative.
No factors were significantly associated in Lae or Mt. We hope to shed light on the complicated reality they face due to illegality of sex work and multitude of complex healthcare experiences.
Peer Review reports. They are also at risk of other adverse sexual and reproductive health SRH outcomes, including unintended pregnancies, induced abortions, and low levels of antenatal care ANC [ 1 , 2 ].
There is also a high prevalence of bacterial STIs among these vulnerable women and girls [ 4 ]. Due to perceived fears or actual experiences with stigmatization and discrimination, these women and girls often do not disclose their engagement in transactional sex and other risky practices to healthcare providers when seeking access to SRH services, severely limiting the ability to be provided with tailored services [ 5 , 6 , 7 ].
