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Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers (FSWs) in Shanghai, China
- Source :
- Epidemiol Infect
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Abstract
- SUMMARYIn 2009, we examined HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 750 female sex workers (FSWs) in Shanghai using a cross-sectional survey. Participants (mean age 27 years) were interviewed and tested for HIV and selected STIs. Prevalence was: HIV 0·13%, chlamydia 14·7%, gonorrhoea 3·5% and syphilis 1·3%. In a demographic multivariate model, younger age, higher income and originating from provinces other than Zhejiang and Shanghai were independently associated with STI. In a social and sexual behavioural model, women working in small venues with fewer clients per week, use of drugs, and higher price charged per sex act indicated a greater risk for STI. Although HIV appears rare in Shanghai FSWs, chlamydial infection is common, especially in women aged
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
China
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Population
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Developing country
HIV Infections
urologic and male genital diseases
medicine.disease_cause
Young Adult
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Shanghai china
education
Gynecology
education.field_of_study
Chlamydia
Sex Workers
business.industry
virus diseases
Female sex
Mean age
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Original Papers
Infectious Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Syphilis
Female
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epidemiol Infect
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....75a9b13d687aa3833aac607f03a37f81