Open AccessSociodemographic Dynamics and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Female Sex Workers at the Mexican–Guatemalan Border
Author(s) -
Felipe Uribe-Salas,
Carlos J. Conde-Glez,
Luís Juárez-Figueroa,
Albert Hernandez-Castellanos
Publication year - 2003
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 - 10.1097/00007435-200303000-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , syphilis , demography , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis , transmission (telecommunications) , population , sex work , hepatitis c , cross sectional study , hbsag , sexually transmitted disease , gynecology , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hepatitis b virus , immunology , virus , pathology , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
If the predominant means of HIV transmission is heterosexual in the Soconusco region of Mexico, then the female sex workers (FSWs) from Central America who work in this region may be playing a significant role in the heterosexual transmission of HIV.