Project aim:              

Implement an HIV prevention intervention among female sex workers including biomedical, behavioral, and structural components employing a community-based approach

Setting and Population:                       

Female sex workers in Iringa, Tanzania, a region located along the Tanzania-Zambia highway, in the southwest highlands

Partners:                      

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, National Institute of Health (U.S.), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Tanzania)

Services provided:

• Developed intervention components including: peer health education and HIV testing in sex work venues, peer navigation services for HIV positive women, and a community drop in-center

• Developed protocols and trainings on study intervention components, tracking forms for program monitoring, and didactic materials for study participants

• Trained study staff on quantitative and qualitative data collection and provided technical assistance on data systems management

• Led sub-study on the role of financial security and community savings groups in addressing HIV among female sex workers

• Created and contributed to workshop curriculums on financial literacy, gender-based violence, sex worker rights, and sensitivity trainings with medical providers

• Planned and facilitated advisory board meetings to engage local stakeholders

• Prepared reports for funders and policy briefs for government partners

• Developed manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals