High HIV prevalence among a high-risk subgroup of women attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Pune, India
Post Date:
2006-01-01
Countries:
Publication:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Summary:
Objectives: To investigate changes over a decade in prevalence and correlates of HIV among high-risk women attending sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Pune, India, who deny a history of commercial sex work (CSW).
Methods: From 1993 to 2002, 2376 women attending 3 STI clinics in Pune were offered HIV screening. Women who denied CSW were included (n = 1020).
Citation:
Mehta SH, Gupta A, Sahay S, Godbole SV, Joshi SN, Reynolds SJ, Celentano DD, Risbud A, Mehendale SM, Bollinger RC. High HIV prevalence among a high-risk subgroup of women attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Pune, India. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Jan 1;41(1):75-80.
Read More: