Open AccessStudy of sexual behavior and prevalence of STIs/RTIs and HIV among female workers of textile industries in Surat city, Gujarat, India
Author(s) -
Binita Desai,
J K Kosambiya,
Summaiya Mulla,
Ragini Verma,
Bharat H Patel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.112864
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , textile , environmental health , demography , sex workers , socioeconomics , family medicine , geography , population , research methodology , archaeology , sociology
Surat city is vulnerable to transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV due to its huge migratory population in diamond and textile industries. Females working in textile industries were not receiving focused intervention although they were at high risk of acquiring STIs/HIV.