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Cross-sectional study on risk factors of HIV among female commercial sex workers in Cambodia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2000

K. OHSHIGE ,
S. MORIO ,
S. MIZUSHIMA ,
K. KITAMURA ,
K. TAJIMA ,
A. ITO ,
A. SUYAMA ,
S. USUKU ,
V. SAPHONN  and
S. HENG
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K. OHSHIGE
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
S. MORIO
Affiliation:
Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
S. MIZUSHIMA
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
K. KITAMURA
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
K. TAJIMA
Affiliation:
Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
A. ITO
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
A. SUYAMA
Affiliation:
Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
S. USUKU
Affiliation:
Yokohama City Institute of Health, Yokohama, Japan
V. SAPHONN
Affiliation:
National HIV/AIDS Program, Ministry of Health, Cambodia
S. HENG
Affiliation:
National HIV/AIDS Program, Ministry of Health, Cambodia
L. B. HOR
Affiliation:
National HIV/AIDS Program, Ministry of Health, Cambodia
P. TIA
Affiliation:
National HIV/AIDS Program, Ministry of Health, Cambodia
K. SODA
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Abstract

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To describe epidemiological features on HIV prevalence among female commercial sex workers (CSWs), a cross-sectional study on sexual behaviour and serological prevalence was carried out in Cambodia. The CSWs were interviewed on their demographic characters and behaviour and their blood samples were taken for testing on sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, Chlamydia trachomatis, syphilis, and hepatitis B. Associations between risk factors and HIV seropositivity were analysed. High seroprevalence of HIV and Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibody (CT-IgG-Ab) was shown among the CSWs (54 and 81·7%, respectively). Univariate logistic regression analyses showed an association between HIV seropositivity and age, duration of prostitution, the number of clients per day and CT-IgG-Ab. Especially, high-titre chlamydial seropositivity showed a strong significant association with HIV prevalence. In multiple logistic regression analyses, CT-IgG-Ab with higher titre was significantly independently related to HIV infection. These suggest that existence of Chlamydia trachomatis is highly related to HIV prevalence.

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Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 124 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 143 - 152
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press