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The effects of post-test counselling on condom use among prostitutes in The Gambia
H Pickering1, M Quigley, J Pépin
1Medical Research Council, Banjul, The Gambia.
AIDS (London, England)
|February 1, 1993
Objectives:
To determine the effect of counselling on condom use by prostitutes.
Design:
Cohort study.
Setting:
Field-based study in The Gambia.
Participants:
Thirty-one (12 HIV-positive and 19 HIV-negative) prostitutes.
Interventions:
Post-test HIV counselling.
Main Outcome Measures:
Levels of condom use.
Results:
Overall, counselling had no effect on condom use.
Conclusions:
Scarce resources should be directed towards providing condoms in bars rather than counselling.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaBarrier MethodsBehaviorClinic ActivitiesComparative StudiesCondomContraceptionContraceptive MethodsContraceptive UsageCounselingDeveloping CountriesEnglish Speaking AfricaFamily PlanningGambiaOrganization And AdministrationPre-post TestsProgram ActivitiesProgram EvaluationProgramsProstitutes--womenResearch MethodologySex BehaviorStudiesWestern Africa