A cross-sectional study of reported symptoms for sexually transmissible infections among female sex workers in Papua New Guinea

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Bruce, Eunice ^a   Bauai, Ludwina ^b   Masta, Andrew ^c   Rooney, Poyap J ^c   Paniu, Michael ^c   Sapuri, Mathias ^d   Keogh, Louise ^a   Kaldor, John ^e   Fairley, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Pacific Adventist University   (Papua New Guinea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^d Pacific International Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anogenital symptoms; Leukocyte esterase urine dipstick test; Polymerase chain reaction; Positive predictive value; Screening; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTITUTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149161466     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09093     Document Type: Article

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