HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis prevalence and coinfection among sex workers in Southern Brazil
Introduction Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. Results Prevale...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:58c24d3a7b5546809b6f6b9319d8aeb0 2023-05-15T14:59:39+02:00 HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis prevalence and coinfection among sex workers in Southern Brazil Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol Geisiane Custodio Ana Carolina Barreto da Silva Mikely Byala de Oliveira Audrei Wolfart Daisson Jose Trevisol 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1364-2013 https://doaj.org/article/58c24d3a7b5546809b6f6b9319d8aeb0 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000400493&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-1364-2013 https://doaj.org/article/58c24d3a7b5546809b6f6b9319d8aeb0 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 46, Iss 4, Pp 493-497 (2013) HIV Hepatitis Syphilis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1364-2013 2022-12-30T23:08:11Z Introduction Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. Results Prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) was 23.1%, syphilis 19.7%, hepatitis C (HCV) 8.8%, and HIV 8.8%. Of 13 HIV-infected patients, 3 were co-infected with HCV, 4 with syphilis, and 5 with HBV. Conclusions SWs had high HIV infection rates, and coinfection with viral hepatitis and syphilis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 46 4 493 497 |
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Introduction Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. Results Prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) was 23.1%, syphilis 19.7%, hepatitis C (HCV) 8.8%, and HIV 8.8%. Of 13 HIV-infected patients, 3 were co-infected with HCV, 4 with syphilis, and 5 with HBV. Conclusions SWs had high HIV infection rates, and coinfection with viral hepatitis and syphilis. |
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Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol Geisiane Custodio Ana Carolina Barreto da Silva Mikely Byala de Oliveira Audrei Wolfart Daisson Jose Trevisol |
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HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis prevalence and coinfection among sex workers in Southern Brazil |
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