Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection Among Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea: First Results from the Papua New Guinea and Australia Sexual Health Improvement Project (PASHIP)
Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection Among Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea: First Results from the Papua New Guinea and Australia Sexual Health Improvement Project (PASHIP)
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-015-1096-9
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Siba, Peter
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作者：
Wand, Handan;Siba, Peter
这项研究的主要目的是估计个人和合并的社会人口和性行为对艾滋病毒诊断的523名女性性工作者谁参加了巴布亚新几内亚和澳大利亚性健康改善项目的影响。Logistic回归模型用于确定与HIV阳性相关的因素。我们估计了他们的人口水平的影响，以量化艾滋病毒血清阳性的比例归因于这些因素。不到40%的妇女同意接受艾滋病毒检测。艾滋病毒流行率为7%（95%CI 4- 11%）;缺乏艾滋病毒教育和知识/认识占艾滋病毒诊断的70%。一个主要的障碍是对测试缺乏兴趣。我们的研究强调了这个文化和语言多样的国家面临的主要挑战。巴布亚新几内亚的这一流行病需要在感染或传播感染的最高风险人群中采取有针对性的预防干预措施。
The primary objective of this study was to estimate the individual and combined impacts of socio-demographic and sexual behaviours on HIV diagnosis among 523 female sex workers who participated in the Papua New Guinea and Australia Sexual Health Improvement Project. Logistic regression models were used to identify the factors associated with HIV positivity. We estimated their population level impacts in order to quantify the proportion of HIV seropositivity is attributed to these factors. Less than 40 % of women consented to get tested for HIV. HIV prevalence was 7 % (95 % CI 4-11 %); lack of education and knowledge/awareness of HIV accounted for 70 % of the HIV diagnoses. A major obstacle is lack of interest for testing. Our study underscored the major challenges in this culturally, linguistically heterogeneous country. The epidemic in Papua New Guinea requires targeted prevention interventions among those at highest risk of acquiring or transmitting infection.