2020
Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review
Dambach P, Mahenge B, Mashasi I, Muya A, Barnhart DA, Bärnighausen TW, Spiegelman D, Harling G. Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 697. PMID: 32414352, PMCID: PMC7227324, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransactional sexSocio-demographic characteristicsFemale bar workersRisk factorsUnskilled womenSocial marginalizationSex workBar workersSaharan AfricaEconomic needsLow wagesHIV transmissionFinancial independenceSocietal levelHIV risk awarenessSex workersQualitative dataBar workSocial stigmatizationHIV prevention interventionsStructural interventionsLess considerationVulnerable populationsWorkersPeer pressure
1998
Determinants of HIV Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in Northeastern Thailand: Results From a Longitudinal Study
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1996
Determinants of HIV infection among female commercial sex workers in northeastern Thailand: results from a longitudinal study.
Ungchusak K, Rehle T, Thammapornpilap P, Spiegelman D, Brinkmann U, Siraprapasiri T. Determinants of HIV infection among female commercial sex workers in northeastern Thailand: results from a longitudinal study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 12: 500-7. PMID: 8757428, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199608150-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial sex workersFemale commercial sex workersHIV seroconversion ratesHIV seroconversionRisk factorsRelative riskSeroconversion ratesHIV infectionInjectable contraceptivesMonths' experienceMultivariate analysisCurrent syphilis infectionOnly risk factorReproductive risk factorsSex workersCox regression modelInjectable contraceptive useDate of enrollmentAverage incidence rateSexual practicesGroup-specific interventionsCumulative incidenceHIV seropositivityHIV seroprevalenceSyphilis infection