Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal

Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal

Sex trafficking may play a major role in spread of HIV across South Asia. We investigated co-infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among 246 sex-trafficked women and girls from Nepal. Those who were HIV positive were more likely than those who were HIV negative to be infected wi...

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Main Authors: Jay G. Silverman, Michele R. Decker, Jhumka Gupta, Ashwin Dharmadhikari, George R. Seage, Anita Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
STI
co-infection
India
Nepal
sex trafficking
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/08-0090_article
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Jhumka Gupta
Ashwin Dharmadhikari
George R. Seage
Anita Raj
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Michele R. Decker
Jhumka Gupta
Ashwin Dharmadhikari
George R. Seage
Anita Raj
Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
HIV
STI
co-infection
India
Nepal
sex trafficking
author_facet Jay G. Silverman
Michele R. Decker
Jhumka Gupta
Ashwin Dharmadhikari
George R. Seage
Anita Raj
author_sort Jay G. Silverman
title Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal
title_short Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal
title_full Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal
title_fullStr Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Syphilis and Hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-Infected, Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls, Nepal
title_sort syphilis and hepatitis b co-infection among hiv-infected, sex-trafficked women and girls, nepal
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2008-06-01
description Sex trafficking may play a major role in spread of HIV across South Asia. We investigated co-infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among 246 sex-trafficked women and girls from Nepal. Those who were HIV positive were more likely than those who were HIV negative to be infected with syphilis and/or hepatitis B.
topic HIV
STI
co-infection
India
Nepal
sex trafficking
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/08-0090_article
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