Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming

Willis Omondi Odek; George N. Githuka; Lisa Avery; Peter K. Njoroge; Lombe Kasonde; Marelize Gorgens; Joshua Kimani; Lawrence Gelmon; Gloria Gakii; Shajy Isac; Emmanuel Faran; Helgar Musyoki; William Maina; James F. Blanchard; Stephen Moses

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0089180

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Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming

Willis Omondi Odek ,

* E-mail: odekw@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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George N. Githuka,

Affiliation National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Lisa Avery,

Affiliation Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Peter K. Njoroge,

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Lombe Kasonde,

Affiliation International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Marelize Gorgens,

Affiliation International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Joshua Kimani,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Lawrence Gelmon,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Gloria Gakii,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Shajy Isac,

Affiliation Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Emmanuel Faran,

Affiliation Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Helgar Musyoki,

Affiliation National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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William Maina,

Affiliation National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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James F. Blanchard,

Affiliation Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Stephen Moses

Affiliation Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming

Willis Omondi Odek,
George N. Githuka,
Lisa Avery,
Peter K. Njoroge,
Lombe Kasonde,
Marelize Gorgens,
Joshua Kimani,
Lawrence Gelmon,
Gloria Gakii,
Shajy Isac

Published: March 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089180

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