Prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus infection among female sex workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
作者信息
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
机构信息
Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0622, USA.
出版信息
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Aug;33(8):496-501. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000204624.26219.6a.
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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