Sex Workers Should not Be Forgotten in Africa's COVID-19 Response.
Sex Workers Should not Be Forgotten in Africa's COVID-19 Response.
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DOI：
10.4269/ajtmh.20-1045
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发表时间：
2020-11
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
Lucero-Prisno DE
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作者：
Adebisi YA;Alaran AJ;Akinokun RT;Micheal AI;Ilesanmi EB;Lucero-Prisno DE
新冠肺炎是全球多个国家面临的全球性卫生突发事件。非洲的性工作者是非洲大陆受新冠肺炎疫情影响最大的弱势群体之一。性工作者被排除在非洲政府的安全网之外，这可能会迫使一些性工作者在新冠肺炎疫情期间返回性工作。由于性工作的性质，物理距离和其他预防措施无法观察，进一步影响了新冠肺炎的反应。众所周知，非洲的性工作者面临着高度的耻辱和歧视，包括获得医疗服务的机会有限。这一主要人群中的艾滋病毒大流行导致艾滋病毒护理和预防服务中断，可能会对非洲艾滋病毒防治工作来之不易的成就产生负面影响。此外，对性工作者的污名和歧视也可能使追踪接触者具有挑战性，并限制这一弱势群体获得新冠肺炎检测的机会。随着《联合国开发计划署2030年议程》的通过，联合国成员国都承诺要确保不让任何一个人掉队，并努力做到先到最远的地方。这一点比现在更重要，因为在非洲，作为人口一部分的性工作者在新冠肺炎响应中被落在了后面。重要的是，非洲政府应确保在对抗新冠肺炎的斗争中做出集体和包容的回应。在非洲的新冠肺炎回应中，性工作者不应被忘记，因为没有人是安全的，直到所有人都安全为止。
COVID-19 is a global health emergency facing many countries around the world. Sex workers in Africa are among one of the vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent. Sex workers are excluded from African government safety net, and this may force some sex workers back to sex work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the nature of sex work, physical distancing and other precautionary measures are impossible to observe, further compromising COVID-19 response. Sex workers in Africa have been known to face high levels of stigma and discrimination, including limited access to healthcare services. Disruption in HIV care and prevention services due to the pandemic among this key population may have negative impacts on the hard-won achievements in HIV response in Africa. In addition, stigma and discrimination toward sex workers could also make contact tracing challenging and limit access to COVID-19 testing among this vulnerable group. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for the UN Development Program, UN member states all pledged to ensure “no one will be left behind” and to “endeavor to reach the furthest behind first.” This could not be more important than now as sex workers as a part of the population are left behind in COVID-19 response in Africa. It is important that the African government should ensure collective and inclusive response in the fight against COVID-19. Sex workers should not be forgotten in Africa’s COVID-19 response because no one is safe, until all are safe.
影响因子：
4.8
作者：
Ma, Haixia;Loke, Alice Yuen
通讯作者：
Loke, Alice Yuen
DOI：
10.1080/09540121.2017.1307922
发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
1.7
作者：
Nyblade, Laura;Reddy, Aditi;Barker, Catherine
通讯作者：
Barker, Catherine