ProCite
RefWorks
Reference Manager
BibTeX
Zotero
EndNote
-
1
Valdiserri RO, Ogden LL, McCray E, 2003. Accomplishments in HIV prevention science: implications for stemming the epidemic. Nat Med 9 :881–886.
-
2
Cohen MS, 1998. Sexually transmitted diseases enhance HIV transmission: no longer a hypothesis. Lancet 351 (Suppl 3):5–7.
-
3
Estebanez P, Fitch K, Najera R, 1993. HIV and female sex workers. Bull World Health Organ 71 :397–412.
-
4
Wasserheit JN, 1992. Epidemiological synergy. Interrelationships between human immunodeficiency virus infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. Sex Transm Dis 19 :61–77.
-
5
Laga M, Manoka A, Kivuvu M, Malele B, Tuliza M, Nzila N, Goeman J, Behets F, Batter V, Alary M, 1993. Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors or HIV-1 transmission in women: results from a cohort study. AIDS 7 :95–102.
-
6
Simonsen JN, Plummer FA, Ngugi EN, Black C, Kreiss JK, Gakinya MN, Waiyaki P, D’Costa LJ, Ndinya-Achola JO, Piot P, et al., 1990. Human infection among lower socioeconomic strata prostitutes in Nairobi. AIDS 4 :139–144.
-
7
Ghys PD, Diallo MO, Ettiegne-Traore V, Yeboue KM, Gnaore E, Lorougnon F, Kale K, Van Dyck E, Brettegaard K, Hoyi YM, et al., 1995. Genital ulcers associated with human immunodeficiency virus-related immunosuppression in female sex workers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. J Infec Dis 172 :1371–1374.
-
8
Aklilu M, Messele T, Tsegaye A, Biru T, Mariam DH, van Benthem B, Coutinho R, Rinke de Wit T, Fontanet A, 2001. Factors associated with HIV-1 infection among sex workers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AIDS 15 :87–96.
-
9
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2003. AIDS Epidemic Update. Geneva: UNAIDS, 23–25.
-
10
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2002. Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic. Geneva: UNAIDS, 198–200.
-
11
Soto RJ, Padilla IS, Ghee A, Stete S, Alvarenga MA, Hughes JP, Nunez CA, Holmes KK, 2002. Prevalence of HIV/STD and behavior in Honduran female sex workers – The Central American multicenter study of HIV/STD and behavior. Proceedings of the XIV International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2002 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 10 July (Abstract No. WePeC6133).
-
12
Boletin sobre el SIDA en la Argentina, 2004. República Argentina, Ministerio de Salud de la Nacion, Programa Nacional de Lucha contra los Retrovirus del Humano, SIDA y ETS. Año X. Número 23.
-
13
Gerbase AC, Rowley JT, Mertens TE, 1998. Global epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases. Lancet 351 (Suppl 3):2–4.
-
14
Pando MA, Biglione MM, Toscano MF, Rey JA, Russell KL, Negrete M, Gianni S, Martinez-Peralta L, Salomon H, Sosa-Estani S, Montano SM, Olson JG, Sanchez JL, Carr JK, Avila MM, 2004. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and other viral co-infections among young heterosexual men and women in Argentina. Am J Trop Med Hyg 71 :153–159.
-
15
Zapiola I, Salomone S, Alvarez A, Scolastico MC, Koessel RA, Lemus J, Wainstein C, Muchinik G, 1996. HIV-1, HIV-2, HTLV-I/II and STD among female prostitutes in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eur J Epidemiol 12 :27–31.
-
16
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2002. Sex work and HIV/AIDS. Technical Update. Geneva: UNAIDS.
-
17
ANLIS, Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán,” Argentina. Available at: http://www.anlis.gov.ar/CNRL/Principal.htm.
-
18
Fay O, Taborda M, Fernandez A, Fernandez E, Rodenas L, Rubio L, 1991. HIV seroprevalence among different communities in Argentina after four years of surveillance. VII International Conference on AIDS. Florence, Italy. June 16–21. Poster M.C. 3263.
-
19
Multare S, Zarate M, Boxaca M, Martinez Peralta L, Weissenbacher M, 1989. Anti-HIV Antibodies in Male and Female Streetwalkers in Buenos Aires City. VI International Conference on AIDS. Montreal, Canada, June 4–9. (Abstract No. W.G.P. 21).
-
20
Ortega G, Garcia Messina O, Maranzana A, 1996. Relation between sexual promiscuity, drug abuse and HIV infection in Buenos Aires, Argentina. XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, July 7–14. (Abstract No. C.1126).
-
21
Multare S, Mazzetti MC, Shinzato R, Macias J, Weissenbacher MC, 1992. HIV prevalence among females prostitutes in Buenos Aires (Argentina). VIII International Conference on AIDS/III STD World Congress, July, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Abstract No. PoC4194).
-
22
Dipierri JE, Tajima K, Cartier Robirosa L, Sonoda S, 1999. A seroepidemiological survey of HTLV-I/II carriers in the Puna Jujena. Medicina (B Aires) 59 :717–720.
-
23
Camejo MI, Mata G, Diaz M, 2003. Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis in female sex workers in Venezuela. Rev Saúde Publica 37 :339–344.
-
24
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1982. Recommendation of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) Inactivated Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1982; 31;317–22, 327–8.
| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Full Text Views | 379 | 164 | 1 |
| PDF Downloads | 139 | 68 | 0 |
PREVALENCE OF HIV AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG FEMALE COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS IN ARGENTINA
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have shown to enhance the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to be more common among female commercial sex workers (FSWs). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 625 FSWs in six cities of Argentina in 2000–2002. The seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II, and syphilis was 3.2%, 14.4%, 4.3%, 1.6%, and 45.7%, respectively. Syphilis was associated with older age (≥ 30 years, adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.6 to 4.9), ≥ 10 years in sex work (AOR = 2.2), use of illegal drugs (AOR = 2.1), and a prior history of an STI (AOR = 3.0). HBV and syphilis was the most common co-infection in 44 (7.5%) subjects. FSWs in Argentina are exposed to HIV and other STIs due to high-risk sexual and illegal drug use behavior. Renewed efforts are necessary to intervene effectively in this high-risk population.