Risk behaviours and prevalences of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in various venues in Changzhou, China
Risk behaviours and prevalences of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in various venues in Changzhou, China
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DOI:
10.1177/0956462416689763
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发表时间:
2017-10-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Chen, Xiangsheng
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作者:
Guo, Yanli;Xu, Xiaoguo;Chen, Xiangsheng
Female sex workers (FSWs) play an important role in the heterosexual transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in China. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 609 FSWs from various venues in Changzhou to investigate risk behaviours and prevalences of HIV and STIs among FSW subgroups. Structured questionnaires were used in face-to-face interviews to collect information. Blood and cervical specimens were collected to test for HIV, syphilis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections. The overall prevalences of syphilis, NG and CT were 5.6, 2.3 and 17.0%, respectively. The highest prevalence of syphilis (13.8%, P