Assessment of a community-based ART service model linking female sex workers to HIV care and treatment in Malawi

Female sex workers (FSWs) living with HIV face significant challenges in accessing HIV care and treatment services and, once started on antiretroviral therapy (ART), remaining in care and adhering to treatment. This brief describes an activity that Project SOAR is conducting in collaboration with the LINKAGES Project led by FHI 360, and the University of Malawi, College of Medicine, investigating the feasibility, acceptability, and effects of a community-based ART service delivery model using FSW-friendly drop-in centers in Malawi.