Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in resource poor setting: A systematic review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 659-679

  Shahmanesh, Maryam ^a,b,d   Patel, Vikram ^b,c   Mabey, David ^c   Cowan, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Positive People   (India)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Female sex workers; HIV prevention; Interventions; Resource poor settings; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; NONOXINOL 9; PLACEBO;

CONDOM USE; DATABASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; EMPOWERMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH POLICY; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSTITUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRICHOMONIASIS;

AFRICA; ASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; PROSTITUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 42449084593     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02040.x     Document Type: Review

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