The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Shiraz, South of Iran: By respondent-driven sampling

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-161

  Kazerooni, Parvin Afsar ^a   Motazedian, Nasrin ^a   Motamedifar, Mohammad ^a   Sayadi, Mehrab ^b   Sabet, Mojghan ^b   Lari, Mahmood Amini ^a   Kamali, Kianoush ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

AIDS; female sex workers; HIV; Iran; prevalence; respondent driven sampling; sexually transmitted infections; women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK REDUCTION; SYPHILIS; UNPROTECTED SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

AIDS; FEMALE SEX WORKERS; HIV; IRAN; PREVALENCE; RESPONDENT-DRIVEN SAMPLING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; WOMEN;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84893492255     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413496227     Document Type: Article

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