SEROPREVALENCE AND RISK-FACTORS FOR HIV TRANSMISSION AMONG FEMALE PROSTITUTES - A COMMUNITY SURVEY

被引：21

作者：

CASABONA, J

SANCHEZ, E

SALINAS, R

LACASA, C

VERANI, P

机构：

[1] Epidemiology Section. AIDS Program, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Travessera de les Corts

[2] Hematology Unit. Hospital, Tortosa, 'Verge de la Cinta'

[3] Department of Virology, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1990年 / 6卷 / 03期

关键词：

Community survey; HIV infection; Prostitution; Risk factors;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00150427

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

To estimate the prevalence of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HTLV-I among female prostitutes, and to identify possible risk factors for HIV transmission in this collective, sera and epidemiological information from 71 prostitutes were obtained. Using the local network of a well-defined area in southern Catalonia, all prostitution bars were identified and their working women interviewed using a previously validated questionnaire. Eight sera were found positive for HIV-1 antibodies. Of those, 7 sera were also positive in the HIV-2 assay, probably as a result of cross-reactivity between the two viruses. All sera were negative for HTLV-I antibodies. In our area, where intravenous drug users (IVDUs) account for the majority of AIDS cases, the use of drugs by the prostitutes or by their steady sexual partners seems to be the most important risk factor for HIV infection in that group. © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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页码：248 / 252

页数：5

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