54% female sex workers are HIV positive — study
The HIV Bio-Behavioral Survey conducted among female sex workers in 12 districts discovered that the average (overall) prevalence, irrespective of age, is 33%, which is well above the national average of 5.8% among the adult population.
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Three out of 10 female sex workers are living with HIV. (File photo)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
Fifty-four per cent (over half) of female sex workers in Uganda aged 35-49 years are living with HIV, a new study has revealed.
The HIV Bio-Behavioral Survey