Syphilis in female sex workers: an epidemiological study of the highway system of the state of Pará, northern Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a bridge for transmission of pathogens from high-risk to general populations. We assessed the epidemiological status of syphilis in FSWs along the Pará highway system. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-two FSWs were interviewed and sample...
Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Persona de Mediana Edad, Prevalencia, Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa, Factores de Riesgo, Trabajadores Sexuales/estadística & datos numéricos, Factores Socioeconómicos, Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/complicaciones, Sífilis/diagnóstico, Sífilis/epidemiología, Sífilis/transmisión, Transportes, Treponema pallidum/genética, Sexo Inseguro