Genital Ulcers Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Immunosuppression in Female Sex Workers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
| Autor: | E. Van Dyck, E. Gnaore, Marie Laga, Virginie Ettiegne-Traore, K. M. Yeboue, J. P. Whitaker, Kouame Kale, F. Lorougnon, K. Brattegaard, K M De Cock, P. D. Ghys, Peter Piot, Y. M. Hoyi, Alan E. Greenberg, Mamadou O. Diallo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Sexually transmitted disease Time Factors Africa West Opportunistic infection HIV Infections Genital warts Gonorrhea HIV Seropositivity Odds Ratio Immunology and Allergy Ulcers Sexually transmitted diseases education.field_of_study virus diseases Prostitutes Infectious Diseases Condylomata Acuminata Female Adult medicine.medical_specialty Côte d'Ivoire Sexual Behavior Population Trichomonas Infections Viral diseases Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) HIV Seronegativity Internal medicine Confidence Intervals Immune Tolerance Trichomonas vaginalis medicine Animals Humans Sex organ Syphilis Risk factor education AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections business.industry HIV medicine.disease Sex Work Genital ulcers Cote d'Ivoire Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Immunology business Genital Diseases Female STD |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infectious Diseases. 172:1371-1374 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/infdis/172.5.1371 |
| Popis: | Between October 1992 and April 1994 at Confidence Clinic for female sex workers in Abidjan Ivory Coast 1209 patients agreed to be tested for HIV so researchers could examine the association between sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection as well as HIV-related immunosuppression. The overall HIV prevalence was 80%. 47% were HIV-1 seropositive 3% were HIV-2 seropositive and 30% were both HIV-1 and HIV-2 seropositive. Factors independently associated with HIV infection at a significance level of 5% were being an immigrant (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 2.4) longer duration of prostitution (OR = 1.4 for 13-24 months 1.6 for 25-60 months and 2 for >60 months) lower price for intercourse (OR = 1 for >or= 2000 francs vs. 4.8 for 28% CD4 cells 25% for 14-28% CD4 cells and 36% for |
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