TY - JOUR AU - Parmley, Lauren AU - Rao, Amrita AU - Kose, Zamakayise AU - Lambert, Andy AU - Max, Ryan AU - Phaswana-Mafuya, Nancy AU - Mcingana, Mfezi AU - Hausler, Harry AU - Baral, Stefan AU - Schwartz, Sheree PY - 2019 DA - 2019/05/29 TI - Antenatal care presentation and engagement in the context of sex work: exploring barriers to care for sex worker mothers in South Africa JO - Reproductive Health SP - 63 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Late presentation combined with limited engagement in antenatal care (ANC) increases risk of vertical transmission among mothers living with HIV. Female sex workers (FSW) have more than four times greater burden of HIV than other women of reproductive age in South Africa and the majority of FSW are mothers. For mothers who sell sex and are at increased HIV acquisition risk, timely and routine ANC seeking is especially vital for prevention of vertical transmission. This study represents a mixed-methods study with FSW in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to characterize factors influencing ANC seeking behaviors in a high HIV prevalence context. SN - 1742-4755 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0716-7 DO - 10.1186/s12978-019-0716-7 ID - Parmley2019 ER -