Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis in female sex workers in Venezuela;Prevalencia de hepatitis B, hepatitis C y sífilis en trabajadoras sexuales de Venezuela

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-344

  Camejo, María I ^a   Mata, Gloria ^b   Díaz, Marcos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b Ministerio de Salud Desarrollo Soc   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B, prevention control; Hepatitis C, prevention control; HIV infection, prevention control; Prostitution; Sexually transmitted diseases, prevention control; Syphilis, prevention control

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYPHILIS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0038107513     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102003000300012     Document Type: Article

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