Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 932-934

Syphilis and hepatitis B co-infection among HIV-infected, sex-trafficked women and girls, Nepal (Article) (Open Access)

Silverman J.G. , Decker M.R. , Gupta J. , Dharmadhikari A. , Seage III G.R. , Raj A.
  • a Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, United States
  • b Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
  • c Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
  • d Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
  • e Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
  • f Boston University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Sex trafficking may play a major role in spread of HIV across South Asia. We investigated co-infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among 246 sextrafficked women and girls from Nepal. Those who were HIV positive were more likely than those who were HIV negative to be infected with syphilis and/or hepatitis B.

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female major clinical study Nepal Human immunodeficiency virus infection hepatitis B Syphilis prostitution Article sexually transmitted disease human adult mixed infection
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-45249112008&doi=10.3201%2feid1406.080090&partnerID=40&md5=ad7cd9b90e11cef69d42157f13462935
DOI: 10.3201/eid1406.080090
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 36
Original Language: English