The prevalence of HIV in female sex workers in Manipur, India.

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dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, A Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, G Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorKhundom, K Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, N Den_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorJana, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned1999-03-16en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T17:39:56Z
dc.date.available1999-03-16en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T17:39:56Z
dc.date.issued1999-03-16en_US
dc.description.abstractData on STDs and sexual practices in commercial sex workers (CSWs) is in general limited in India. Manipur in north-east Indian has a high prevalence of HIV in injecting drug users but the rate in CSWs is not known. The site selected for the study was Moreh, on the Myanmar border of Manipur. One hundred blood samples were collected, 7 from migrants from Myanmar, the remainder from Manipuri women. The HIV seropositivity rate was 12% (95% CI = 5.6-18.4). The age of the women ranged from 15 to 42 (mean = 24.5 years, median 23.7 years). The proportion of HIV positives increased significantly with number of customers per day and number of years in the profession. The HIV prevalence among Injecting drug using CSWs was 9.4 times higher that among non-IDU CSWs. Vaginal discharge was strongly associated with HIV positivity. Effective intervention programmes among CSWs in Manipur to prevent further spread of HIV are strongly indicated by the results of this study.en_US
dc.description.affiliationManipur University.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAgarwal AK, Singh GB, Khundom KC, Singh ND, Singh T, Jana S. The prevalence of HIV in female sex workers in Manipur, India. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1999 Mar; 31(1): 23-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/111661
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHIV Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshProstitutionen_US
dc.subject.meshSubstance Abuse, Intravenous --complicationsen_US
dc.titleThe prevalence of HIV in female sex workers in Manipur, India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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