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Our Health, Our Needs

In 2015, the Mozambican Ministry of Health approved guidelines for the implementation of an integrated friendly and rights-based approach for key populations. To assess and enhance the implementation of these guidelines, this study measured the sex workers’ and men who have sex with men’s satisfaction and perceptions surrounding HIV and SRH services in Mozambique’s public health system.

Project Date: 2018 - 2019
Funder: Soa Aids Nederland (Aids Fonds)
Country: Mozambique
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At 13.2% among populations aged 15-49 (15.4% for women and 10.1% for men) Mozambique has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates

IMASIDA 2015

HIV is largely transmitted through heterosexual encounters either during unprotected sex in couples or though casual encounters

UNAIDS 2013

The Mozambican Ministry of Health’s guide for an integrated friendly and rights-based approach for key populations in health facilities has been in place since 2015

30.2% of new HIV infections occur among sex workers, their clients, and partners as well as among men who have sex with men

HIV Modes of Transmission Model study 2013

What We Did

  • Conducted a study to identify and understand the barriers, gaps, and success of the Ministry of Health’s guidelines in ensuring a rights-based approach and friendly services for sex workers and men who have sex with men
  • Elicited recommendations for changes or actions needed for the integration of key populations and to improve service delivery

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