Prevalence and Correlates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Female Sex Workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Objectives/Goal: To assess prevalence of and correlates to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among female sex workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Study Design: Women participating in this cross-sectional study completed a questionnaire and HIV testing between April 2003 and March 2004. Logis...

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Published in:	Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 496 - 501
Main Authors:	TODD, CATHERINE S., KHAKIMOV, MUMTAZ M., ALIBAYEVA, GULCHAEKRA, ABDULLAEVA, MUKHABAT, GIYASOVA, GUZEL M., SAAD, MAGDI D., BOTROS, BOULOS A., BAUTISTA, CHRISTIAN T., SANCHEZ, JOSE L., CARR, JEAN K., EARHART, KENNETH C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-08-2006 Lippincott Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Female General aspects HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - etiology HIV Infections - prevention & control Human immunodeficiency virus Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Human viral diseases Humans Immunodeficiencies Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies Immunopathology Infectious diseases Medical sciences Prevalence Prostitution Regression analysis Risk Factors Sex Work - statistics & numerical data Substance Abuse, Intravenous Uzbekistan - epidemiology Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Uzbekistan Asia Tashkent Uzbekistan Infection Human Immunopathology Prostitution Sexually transmitted disease Prevalence Viral disease Female AIDS Immune deficiency Epidemiology
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Summary:	Objectives/Goal: To assess prevalence of and correlates to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among female sex workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Study Design: Women participating in this cross-sectional study completed a questionnaire and HIV testing between April 2003 and March 2004. Logistic regression analyses determined correlation of variables to HIV infection. Results: Of 448 women, 10% (45) were HIV infected, which was associated with ever injecting drugs (AOR = 20.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.69-53.07), street-based sex work (AOR = 4.52; 95% CI, 1.84-11.12), exchanging sex for drugs (AOR = 4.74; 95% CI, 1.84-12.18), and more sexually transmitted infection treatments in the preceding 3 months (AOR = 2.43; 95% CI, 1.14-5.17). Conclusions: Although injection drug use is the strongest correlate to HIV infection, sexual risk behaviors are independently related and should receive focus in prevention efforts targeted to this population.
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ISSN:	0148-5717 1537-4521
DOI:	10.1097/01.olq.0000204624.26219.6a