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No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Given the high infection rate of sexually transmitted infections STI among migrant women sex workers WSWs , it is necessary to understand how to improve prevention, information and care for this vulnerable population. Community health workers CHWs , by linking community to health services, are positioned to improve health outcomes in migrant communities. This article aims to describe a pilot innovative intervention performed by CHWs to improve sexual health in migrant WSWs.
Four CHWs were recruited from different communities and participated in all stages of the research. They performed individual and group interventions of prevention, support in care and empowerment.
Data on participant characteristics, type of intervention and adherence to the intervention were reported via questionnaires given to participants. Simultaneously, semi-structured interviews and informal interviews of migrant WSW, CHWs and care providers were carried out.
A total of migrant WSWs were included in the cohort. In two-thirds of cases the level of health literacy was low. Participants suffered from a combination of vulnerability factors: difficulties with access to social rights, food or housing.
