Open AccessSystematic Differences in Risk Behaviors and Syphilis Prevalence Across Types of Female Sex Workers
Author(s) -
Jing Li,
Xiang Sheng Chen,
M. Giovanna Merli,
Sharon S. Weir,
Gail E. Henderson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e31823d2e2a
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , demography , logistic regression , cross sectional study , odds ratio , sex work , female sex , multivariate analysis , population , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , pathology , sociology
Female sex workers (FSWs) have become one of the key populations for HIV/STI control in China. Categorization of FSWs can help prioritize HIV/STI intervention efforts. We examined 2 possible categorizations of FSWs and the relationship with syphilis infection risk in Liuzhou City, China.