Open AccessThe Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Papillomavirus in Female Sex Workers
Author(s) -
Gürsel Ersan,
Şükran Köse,
Süheyla Serin Senger,
Habibe Gunes,
Salim Șehirali,
İlhan Gürbüz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2013.03
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , human papillomavirus , hpv infection , logistic regression , gynecology , population , female sex , risk factor , cancer , environmental health
Human papillomavirus virus (HPV) is the major causative factor for cervical cancer, and sex workers are at high risk for HPV infection. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of HPV infection among female sex workers (FSWs).
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