Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa where HIV disproportionately affects women, heterosexual male sex workers\n(HMSW) and their female clients are at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV and other STIs. However, few studies have\ndescribed HIV and STI risk among HMSW. We aimed to assess and compare recent HIV and syphilis screening practices\namong HMSW and female sex workers (FSW) in Uganda.\nMethods: Between August and December 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 100 HMSW and 240\nfemale sex workers (FSW). Participants were enrolled through snowball sampling, and an interviewer-administered\nquestionnaire used to collect data on HIV and syphilis testing in the prior 12 and 6 months respectively. Integrated\nchange model constructs were used to assess intentions, attitudes, social influences, norms and self-efficacy of\n3-monthly Syphilis and 6-monthly HIV testing. Predictors of HIV and syphilis recent testing behaviors were estimated\nusing negative binomial regression......................
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