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.
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.
Authors: Eileen V Pitpitan; Seth C Kalichman; Lisa A Eaton; Steffanie A Strathdee; Thomas L Patterson Journal: Curr HIV/AIDS Rep Date: 2013-03 Impact factor: 5.071
Authors: Lucy Platt; Emma Jolley; Tim Rhodes; Vivian Hope; Alisher Latypov; Lucy Reynolds; David Wilson Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2013-07-24 Impact factor: 2.692