Seropositivity to Chlamydia trachomatis in prostitutes: relationship to other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Braz J Med Biol Res
; 23(8): 697-700, 1990.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: Researchers enrolled 600 prostitutes from an AIDS control and prevention program in a study to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in prostitutes and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The prostitutes worked in the port city of Santos, Brazil where many people use intravenous (IV) drugs. Only 45 prostitutes met the study criterion of 5-100 sexual partners/day. Health practitioners took sera from each woman to test for HIV-1, HIV-2, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (HBsAb), Treponema species (syphilis), and C. trachomatis. All the women tested positive for C. trachomatis. This high percentage may have been due to previous contact with the microbe and not necessarily due to an active infection. 42% had been exposed to Treponema. 20% were HBsAb seropositive and 9% HBsAg seropositive. 9% tested positive for HIV-1 and 2% for HIV-2. In another study in Campinas, Brazil, HIV-1 and seropositivity was 21.5% for prostitutes and transvestites. In addition, in a study in metropolitan Sao Paulo, HIV infection prevalence varied from 18-73% among 935 women and 22% among prostitutes. 58% of the prostitutes in Santos had had sexual intercourse with bisexuals or IV drug users. 44% had previously experienced an STD. 42% used IV drugs. 42% practiced both oral and vaginal sex. 36% practiced oral, vaginal, and anal sex. Only 22% limited themselves to oral sex. Since C. trachomatis can cause infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and spontaneous abortion and since every prostitute in the study had been exposed to it, health workers should institute regular STD screening for prostitutes.
Palavras-chave
Americas; Behavior; Brazil; Chlamydia; Developing Countries; Diseases; Drug Addiction; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hematologic Tests; Hiv Infections--prevention and control; Homosexuals; Infections; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Latin America; Measurement; Methodological Studies; Prevalence; Prostitutes; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Screening; Sex Behavior; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Social Problems; South America; Substance Addiction; Viral Diseases
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trabalho Sexual
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Infecções por Chlamydia
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Soroprevalência de HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Med Biol Res
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil