Bridging the epidemic: A comprehensive analysis of prevalence and correlates of HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis, and infection among female sex workers in Guangxi province, China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Chen, Yi ^a   Shen, Zhiyong ^a   Morano, Jamie P ^b   Khoshnood, Kaveh ^c   Wu, Zunyou ^d   Lan, Guanghua ^a   Zhu, Qiuying ^a   Zhou, Yuejiao ^a   Tang, Shuai ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Chen, Jie ^e   Tang, Zhenzhu ^a  

^a Guangxi Centre for Disease Control   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Research Center of Population and Family Planning of Guangxi   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM USE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

ADULT; CHINA; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923788585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115311     Document Type: Article

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