Risk factors associated with HIV prevalence among female sex workers in 10 Brazilian Cities

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Damacena, Giseli Nogueira ^a   Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann ^a   De Souza Júnior, Paulo Roberto Borges ^a   Dourado, Inês ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; female sex workers; prevalence of HIV infection; respondent driven sampling; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYPHILIS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79960829315     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31821e9bf6     Document Type: Article

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