HIV infection and related risk behaviors in a community of recyclable waste collectors of Santos, Brazil Infección por HIV y comportamiento de riesgo relacionados con colectores de basura de Santos, Brasil Infecção por HIV e comportamentos de risco relacionados em coletores de lixo de Santos, Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis and to describe risk behaviors associated to their transmission among recyclable waste collectors. METHODS: A seroepidemiological survey was carried out in the city of Santos, Southeastern Brazil, in 2005. A total of 31...

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Main Authors:	Mauro Abrahão Rozman, Igor Santino Alves, Marcela Alves Porto, Patrícia Oliveira Gomes, Nilva Maria Ribeiro, Lucyene Aparecida Andrade Nogueira, Marcos Monteiro Caseiro, Vera Aparecida da Silva, Eduardo Massad, Marcelo Nascimento Burattini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2008-10-01
Series:	Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Segregadores de Residuos Sólidos HIV Virus de la Hepatitis B Hepacivirus Sifilis Factores de Riesgo Estudios seroepidemiológicos Catadores Vírus da Hepatite B Sífilis Fatores de Risco Estudos Soroepidemiológicos Solid Waste Segregators Hepatitis B virus Syphilis Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies
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