Is Sexually Transmitted Infection Management Among Sex Workers Still Able to Mitigate the Spread of HIV Infection in West Africa?

Abstract

Bacterial and parasitic STIs are no longer a key determinant of HIV acquisition, given the current stage of the outbreak in Burkina Faso. Although efforts for STI control should be maintained, strategies should focus on nonprofessional sex workers, steady partners, and HSV-2 infection to tackle HIV transmission further in this high-risk group.