Rates of HIV, syphilis, and HCV infections among different demographic groups of female sex workers in Guangxi China: Evidence from 2010 national sentinel surveillance data

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1433-1441

  Zhou, Yuejiao ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^b   Zhang, Chen ^c   Tan, Guangjie ^a   Stanton, Bonita ^b   Zhang, Xiaojuan ^a   Cui, Yan ^a  

^a Guangxi CDC   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; FSW; HCV; HIV; National sentinel surveillance; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SYPHILIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX WORKERS; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887464451     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.772282     Document Type: Article

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