Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and factors associated with syphilis among female sex workers in Panama

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-164

  Hakre, Shilpa ^a   Arteaga, Griselda ^b   Núñez, Aurelio E ^c   Bautista, Christian T ^d   Bolen, Aimee ^a   Villarroel, Maria ^a   Peel, Sheila A ^d   Paz Bailey, Gabriela ^e   Scott, Paul T ^d   Pascale, Juan M ^b  

^a HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas para Estudios de la Salud   (Panama)

^c Ministry of Health   (Panama)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Valle University of Guatemala   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PANAMA; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874636360     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050557     Document Type: Article

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