HIV prevalence, AIDS knowledge, and condom use among female sex workers in Santiago, Chile

被引:25
作者
Barrientos, Jaime E. [1 ]
Bozon, Michel [2 ]
Ortiz, Edith [3 ]
Arredondo, Anabella [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catolica Norte, Escuela Psicol, Antofagasta, Chile
[2] Inst Etud Demog, Paris, France
[3] Minist Salud, Comis Nacl SIDA, Santiago, Chile
来源
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA | 2007年 / 23卷 / 08期
关键词
sexual behavior; condons; HIV; prevalence;
D O I
10.1590/S0102-311X2007000800004
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This paper describes HIV seroprevalence, knowledge of HIV transmission, and condom use among female sex workers (FSW) attending five specialized sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Santiago, Chile. A short questionnaire with socio-demographic, AIDS knowledge, and condom-use variables was administered to 626 FSW HIV seroprevalence was estimated with a blood test sent to the Chilean Public Health Institute. ELISA was used to confirm HIV in suspected cases. HIV prevalence was 0%. FSW showed adequate overall knowledge of HIV, even better than reported for the Chilean general population on some items. Condom use with clients was high ("always" = 93.4%), although regular use with steady partners was low ("always" = 9.9%). The zero HIV seroprevalence and consistent condom use with clients confirms the positive impact of intervention strategies for FSW, increasing both correct knowledge of AIDS and condom use with clients and helping decrease these women's HIV/AIDS vulnerability.
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页码:1777 / 1784
页数:8
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