HIV and STIs in Clients and Female Sex Workers in Mining Regions of Gejiu City, China

An article in Sexually Transmitted Diseases, June 2008, Vol. 35, No. 6, p.558–565.

This study aims to estimate HIV/STI prevalence and to identify HIV risk factors among FSWs and miner clients. It found among sex workers prevalences for HIV of 8.3%, Herpes simplex virus-2 70.8%, Syphilis 12.5%, Neisseria gonorrhoeae 36.8%, Chlamydia Trachomatis 46.3%, Trichomonas vaginalis 22.1%. 90.6% were infected with any STI. Illegal drug use was associated with HIV and 45.8% reported no condom use with the last client. In miner clients, HIV prevalence was 1.8%.

(abridged author abstract)

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