Open AccessHigh prevalence of syphilis among street-based female sex workers in Nanchang, China
Author(s) -
Xiao Hua Tao,
Tao Jiang,
Dan Shao,
Wei Xue,
Fa Shun Ye,
Ming Wang,
Mei He
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.142491
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , demography , logistic regression , sex work , odds ratio , socioeconomic status , female sex , confidence interval , environmental health , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , sociology
Female sex workers (FSWs) play a critical role in the heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in China. Several studies reported that street-based FSWs have higher risk behaviors than establishment-based FSWs. Therefore, street-based FSWs should be specifically targeted for HIV and STIs intervention programs.