Estimation of probability of unprotected heterosexual vaginal transmission of HIV-1 from clients to female sex workers in Kaiyuan, Yunnan Province, China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 287-292, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To estimate the probability of unprotected heterosexual vaginal transmission of HIV-1 from clients to Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in Kaiyuan County, Yunnan province, China, and analyze factors which impact the transmission probability.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>An open cohort research of FSWs in Kaiyuan was created from surveys conducted in April 2008, October 2008, and April 2009. Two cross-sectional surveys of local clients were also carried out in May 2008 and November 2008. A model was developed to estimate the probability of unprotected heterosexual vaginal transmission of HIV-1 from clients to FSWs.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The transmission probability from clients to FSWs was estimated as 0.0023 [95%CI 0.0014-0.0032] per unprotected heterosexual act.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The transmission probability among this group engaging in commercial sex in Yunnan province differs from that found in studies from other countries, and future studies should estimate the influence factors of HIV-1 transmission probability, such as stage of HIV infection, co-morbid sexually transmitted infections (STIs).</p>
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Asunto principal:
Trabajo Sexual
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Clase Social
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Virología
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Enfermedades Virales de Transmisión Sexual
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Infecciones por VIH
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China
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Epidemiología
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Estudios Transversales
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Probabilidad
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Estudios de Cohortes
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Año:
2010
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