Title
Genital tract infections, bacterial vaginosis, HIV, and reproductive health issues among lima-based clandestine female sex workers
Date Issued
17 August 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Perla M.E.
Ghee A.E.
Snchez S.
McClelland R.S.
Fitzpatrick A.L.
Surez-Ognio L.
Snchez J.
Publisher(s)
Hindawi
Abstract
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of 212 Peruvian female sex workers (FSWs) were analyzed. The association between genital tract infections (GTIs) and risk factors by multivariate analysis was evaluated. Eighty-eight percent of FSWs were diagnosed with at least one GTI (HSV-2 80.1, BV 44.8, candidiasis 9.9, syphilis seropositivity 9.4, Trichomonas vaginalis 2.4, HIV seropositivity 2.4). Reported condom use with clients was nearly universal (98.3), but infrequent with husband/regular partners (7.3). In multivariate analysis BV was negatively associated with more consistent condom use (PRR = 0.63, 95 CI, 0.420.96). Many had not visited a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) clinic or been tested for HIV in the past year (40.6, 47.1, resp.). Nonclient contraceptive use was low (57) and induced abortion was common (68). High GTI burden and abortions suggest that a services-access gap persists among marginalized FSWs. Continued health outreach programs and integrating family planning and reproductive health services into existing STI clinic services are recommended. Copyright © 2012 M. E. Perla et al.
Volume
2012
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84864938662
PubMed ID
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN of the container
10647449
Sponsor(s)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases UM1AI068614 NIAID
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