Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The pattern of sex work in Thailand has shifted substantially over the last two decades from direct commercial establishments to indirect venues and non-venue-based settings.
This respondent-driven sampling survey was conducted in Bangkok in among female sex workers FSW in non-venue-based settings to pilot a new approach to surveillance among this hidden population. Fifteen initial participants recruited consenting participants who completed a behavioural questionnaire, and provided oral fluid for HIV testing, and urine for sexually transmitted infection STI testing.
Overall HIV prevalence was Three-quarters of women were street-based STI prevalence Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae was 8. In addition, it identifies a higher-risk segment of FSW not reached through routine sentinel surveillance but accessible through this survey method. Keywords: female sex workers, HIV, prevalence, sexually transmitted infection, epidemiology, Asia. An estimated 5. This system has two main components among female sex workers FSW : a cross-sectional HIV prevalence surveys conducted among FSW at a sample of commercial establishments mapped during an annual census of such venues and b routine notifiable disease reporting of sexually transmitted infections STI from STI clinics serving FSW.
They may have less access to outreach, condoms and health services, and less condom negotiating capacity with clients. Respondent-driven sampling RDS has been developed to sample hidden and high-risk populations. RDS is a form of chain-referral sampling sometimes known as snowball sampling designed to sample hard-to-reach populations. In this survey, a total of 15 seeds were selected from the three survey sites in Bangkok to start the recruitment chain.
The survey sites a beauty salon, a hotel and a shophouse were located in areas where non-venue-based FSW congregate in Bangkok.
