scholarly journals Correlates and Trend of HIV Prevalence Among Female Sex Workers Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in Pune, India (1993-2002)

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Brahme ◽  
Shruti Mehta ◽  
Seema Sahay ◽  
Neelam Joglekar ◽  
Manisha Ghate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex

Effect of interventions to control sexually transmitted disease on the incidence of HIV infection in female sex workers

AIDS ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 1421-1431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. Ghys ◽  
Mamadou O. Diallo ◽  
Virginie Ettiègne-Traoré ◽  
Glen A. Satten ◽  
Camille K. Anoma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex

Co-infection with genital gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia in female sex workers in Yunnan, China

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-Sheng Chen ◽  
Yue-Ping Yin ◽  
Guo-Jun Liang ◽  
Xiang-Dong Gong ◽  
Hua-Sheng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Vaginal Discharge ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Gonococcal Infection ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Control Programmes

An observational study on prevalence of co-infection with gonorrhoea and chlamydia was conducted among female sex workers (FSWs) in Kunming, China. A total of 505 FSWs participated in the study. All eligible participants gave informed consent. Demographic, behavioural and clinical information of the participants was gathered by direct structured interviews. Tampon swabs were collected to test for Chlamydia trachomatis and Nesseria gonorrhoeae. One-hundred and twenty-four (24.6%) FSWs were co-infected with these two pathogens. Of the 191 FSWs with gonorrhea, 124 (64.9%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 57.9–71.3%) were co-infected with chlamydia which was significantly higher than the proportion (41.9%, 95% CI = 36.4–47.6%) co-infected with gonorrhoea among 296 FSWs with chlamydia ( P < 0.001). Only 47 of 191 (24.6%) FSWs with gonococcal infection and 28 of 124 (22.6%) with co-infection with gonorrhoea and chlamydia reported vaginal discharge. The results of the study justify the recommendation in the national sexually transmitted disease (STD) guidelines that patients infected with gonorrhoea also be treated routinely with an anti-chlamydial regimen. However, a periodic mass treatment may be considered in some circumstances in STD control programmes to rapidly reduce the infections in this population.

scholarly journals HIV prevalence, AIDS knowledge, and condom use among female sex workers in Santiago, Chile

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1777-1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime E. Barrientos ◽  
Michel Bozon ◽  
Edith Ortiz ◽  
Anabella Arredondo
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Consistent Condom ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Aids Knowledge

This paper describes HIV seroprevalence, knowledge of HIV transmission, and condom use among female sex workers (FSW) attending five specialized sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Santiago, Chile. A short questionnaire with socio-demographic, AIDS knowledge, and condom-use variables was administered to 626 FSW. HIV seroprevalence was estimated with a blood test sent to the Chilean Public Health Institute. ELISA was used to confirm HIV in suspected cases. HIV prevalence was 0%. FSW showed adequate overall knowledge of HIV, even better than reported for the Chilean general population on some items. Condom use with clients was high ("always" = 93.4%), although regular use with steady partners was low ("always" = 9.9%). The zero HIV seroprevalence and consistent condom use with clients confirms the positive impact of intervention strategies for FSW, increasing both correct knowledge of AIDS and condom use with clients and helping decrease these women's HIV/AIDS vulnerability.

Declining trends in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Iran could be attributable to reduced drug injection: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mirzazadeh ◽  
Mostafa Shokoohi ◽  
Mohammad Karamouzian ◽  
Haleh Ashki ◽  
Razieh Khajehkazemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Drug Injection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Study Sites

ObjectiveThe HIV trend among female sex workers (FSWs) is understudied. We assessed the prevalence and trend of HIV and five other STIs among FSWs in Iran.MethodsWe recruited FSWs (1337 in 2015, 1005 in 2010) from 21 sites in 13 cities in two cross-sectional biobehavioural surveys. Eligible FSWs were women aged ≥18 years who reported selling sex to more than one male client in the past 12 months. Consenting FSWs were interviewed using a behavioural questionnaire and tested for HIV and five other STIs. We considered study sites as clusters in the analysis and two-sided Fisher’s exact test to compare the HIV prevalence between the two survey rounds.ResultsHIV prevalence was 2.1% in 2015 (vs 4.0% in 2010, p=0.007). Lifetime drug injection was reported by 6.1% of participants in 2015 (vs 14.6% in 2010, p=0.003). In 2015, among FSWs with history of lifetime drug injection, HIV prevalence was 8.6% (vs 9.8% in 2010, p=0.425). The prevalence of other STIs in 2015 was 0.4% (95% CI 0.2 to 1.0) for syphilis, 1.3% (95% CI 0.8 to 2.1) for gonorrhoea, 6.0% (95% CI 4.8 to 7.4) for chlamydia, 11.9% (95% CI 8.5 to 16.5) for trichomoniasis and 41.8% (95% CI 39.2 to 44.5) for human papillomavirus.ConclusionsHIV prevalence among FSWs in Iran decreased, but remains considerably high. The decrease in HIV prevalence compared with 2010 might be explained by a decrease in drug injection. Other STIs are also high in this population. Harm reduction programmes need to be continued and scaled up among this underserved population in Iran.

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