Social determinants in health that influence the prevalence of HIV infection in women sex workers in the downtown area of the city of Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the Social Determinants in Health (DSS) that influence the prevalence of HIV infection in sex-working women in the downtown area of the city of Armenia, Quindío, Colombia. For that reason, a qualitative investigation of analytical and descriptive character is found, in which semi-structured interviews and focus groups are used as instruments for the collection of information. These tools made it possible to obtain information on socio-demographic aspects, support networks, knowledge about HIV/AIDS and Human, Sexual and Reproductive Rights (HR-SSR) of the sex-workers located in the central area of Armenia. For the analysis of the information, a correlational matrix of the social factors in health was made, as well as an analysis of the contents of the women who were interviewed and of the focus groups. The results of the research allowed us to corroborate the complexity of the structural model in health and the need to carry out intersectoral actions that made possible the transformation of the reality of women engaged in sex work in a way that minimizes their vulnerability to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.