A cross-sectional evaluation of the prevalence and associations of HIV among female sex workers in the Gambia

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 244-252

  Peitzmeier, Sarah ^a   Mason, Krystal ^a   Ceesay, Nuha ^b   Diouf, Daouda ^c   Drame, Fatou ^c   Loum, Jaegan ^d   Baral, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNAIDS ^*  (Gambia)

^c ENDA SANTÉ   (Senegal)

^d Network of AIDS Services Organization   (Gambia)

Author keywords

AIDS; condom use; epidemiology; female sex worker; Gambia; HIV; HIV prevalence; HIV risk; sexual risk behaviour; sexually transmitted infections; syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONDOM; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

AIDS; CONDOM USE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE SEX WORKER; GAMBIA; HIV; HIV PREVALENCE; HIV RISK; SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOUR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84895785384     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413498858     Document Type: Article

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