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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tian, Li-Guang
• Ma, Ze-En
• Ruan, Yu-Hua
• Cao, Xiao-Yun
• Huang, Jian-Ping
• Wang, De-Ren
• Zhu, Guo-Ping
• Yao, Hui-Ming
• Han, Li
• Hao, Chun
• Yin, Lu
• Liang, Shu
• Qin, Guang-Ming
• Chen, Kang-Lin
• Wang, Jun
• Wang, Ning
• Shao, Yi-Ming

Titel

Incidence rates of human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis as well as the rate of retention in a 6-month follow-up study of female sex workers in areas with heavy drug use in Xichang of Sichuan province, China

Ist Teil von

• Zhōnghuá liúxíngbìng zázhì, 2006-11, Vol.27 (11), p.939

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To investigate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis incidence rates as well as the retention rate in a cohort with 6-month follow-up study among female sex workers (FSWs). From December, 2004, to January, 2005, a community-based baseline survey was conducted to recruit 343 FSWs for a prospective cohort study in Xichang county of Sichuan province, China. Follow-up visits were conducted at 6 months to analyze risk factors associated with cohort retention for subjects' baseline sociodemographic and sexual behavioral characteristics. Blood specimens were also collected to test antibodies against HIV and syphilis. During the 6-month follow-up period, HIV and syphilis incidence appeared to be 1.00 per 100 person-years and 6.23 per 100 person-years, respectively. The rate of retention in the cohort was 53.6% (184/343). Results from multivariate logistic regression model showed that factors were significantly associated with cohort retention including people with minority ethnic background (OR = 0.36;