HIV and sex workers : monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia : 2022 progress report

Sex workers are a key population affected by HIV across Europe. Their vulnerability becoming infected with HIV is increased because of the generally criminalised and stigmatised nature of sex work, which can result in a marginalised existence for sex workers and consequent difficulties negotiating safer sex. Sex workers may also include members of other at-risk populations, including men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, migrants, or transgender people. This report presents the available data for describing the current situation regarding HIV prevalence among sex workers, and the efforts being made across Europe and Central Asia towards HIV prevention among this population. Given the limited data available, this report largely considers individual countries or the region as a whole. However, where feasible, findings are presented by European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) membership and/or by World Health Organization (WHO) sub-regions (West, Centre, and East) which broadly group areas of Europe and Central Asia by geography and epidemic type.