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Volume 8, Issue 9 (Suppl)
J AIDS Clin Res
ISSN: 2155-6113 JAR, an open access journal
STD Asia Pacific 2017
October 23-25, 2017
OCTOBER 23-25, 2017 OSAKA, JAPAN
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ASIA PACIFIC
STD and Infectious Diseases Congress
Prevention, HIV testing and access to care for sex workers: Case of Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Jean Paul Mulaja
Equilibre International Limited, DR Congo
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IV prevalence in Congo-Kinshasa remains relatively high at 9.1% and reaches 24% among sex workers. Lubumbashi
by its geographical position made border with two countries and constitutes a high migration and trade exchanges that
attract sex workers. To carry out the activities, we have set up a team of five people, including a medical doctor, an advisor, a
laboratory assistant and two facilitators. The approach used is as follows: Program of the place and fixing of the working hours
with the beneficiaries. From 2013 to December 2015, 586 sessions were conducted for 2342 participants, 438 people accepted
voluntary screening-19%, 46 positive cases or 10.50%. In terms of sexually transmitted infection, 208 sex workers benefited
from the consultation of which 133 cases cared for or 64% and in relation to condoms 126160 unit were distributed. Prevention
and screening in mobile strategy is an approach that works with female sex workers. However, the care of HIV-positive people
remains confronted with the mobility of the beneficiaries who regularly changes sites or even countries without advising the
team in charge of supervision. Another strategy should be found to ensure that HIV-positive sex workers can be kept as long
as possible in the care system.
Biography
Jean Paul Mulaja is the Execuitve director of Equilibre International DRC
equinterdc@gmail.comJean Paul Mulaja, J AIDS Clin Res 2017, 8:9 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113-C1-021