Open AccessPrevalence and Predictors of Syphilis in Female Sex Workers in Eastern China: Findings from Six Consecutive Cross-Sectional Surveys
Author(s) -
Tiansheng Xie,
Guohua Wang,
Qiang Sun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s305492
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , condom , demography , cross sectional study , logistic regression , peer education , female sex , psychological intervention , population , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , health education , public health , family medicine , nursing , pathology , sociology
Female sex workers play an important role in transmitting HIV and syphilis from high-risk groups to the general population. However, epidemic trends and risk factors for syphilis in Chinese female sex workers (FSWs) remain unclear.