Open AccessSexually Transmitted Infections Among Brothel-Based Sex Workers in Bangladesh: High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Infection
Author(s) -
Khairun Nessa,
Shama A Waris,
Ashfaqul Alam,
M. I. Huq,
Shamsun Nahar,
Faisal Arif Hasan Chawdhury,
Shirajum Monira,
Monir Uddin Badal,
Jesmin Sultana,
Kazi Faisal Mahmud,
Joyonta Chandra Das,
Dipak Kumar Mitra,
Zafar Sultan,
Najmul Hossain,
Motiur Rahman
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1097/01.olq.0000148298.26228.74
Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , syphilis , bacterial vaginosis , asymptomatic , neisseria gonorrhoeae , chlamydia , gonorrhea , trichomonas vaginalis , cross sectional study , gynecology , trichomoniasis , sexually transmitted disease , obstetrics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
OBJECTIVE AND GOAL: The goal of this study was to study the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among brothel-based sex workers (SWs) in Bangladesh.