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“We just want to live”: Why HIV infections are high among sex workers

HIV prevalence among sex workers in Kenya currently stands at 29.3 per cent, one of the highest among key populations.

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by FELIX ASOHA

News08 December 2025 - 04:58
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Sex workers in Nairobi /HANDOUT

When VM wakes up each morning, she knows she must work hard to get the day’s bread.

For the past 18 years, the single mother of three has built her life around Nairobi’s shifting sex work hotspots: street corners, clubs, dimly lit alleys or hotels.

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