Prevalence and risk behaviours for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection among female sex workers in an HIV/AIDS high-risk area

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-84

  Jin, X ^a   Chan, S ^a   Ding, G ^a   Wang, H ^a   Xu, J ^b   Wang, G ^c   Chang, D ^c   Reilly, K H ^d,e   Wang, N ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Kaiyuan City Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Female sex workers; HIV AIDS; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKER; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINAL LAVAGE; WORKER;

ADULT; CHINA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 79953226719     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010289     Document Type: Article

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