title: Etiology of sexually transmitted infections among street-based female sex workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
abstract: An etiological study of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was conducted among female sex workers (FSWs) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Endocervical swab and blood samples from 269 street-based FSWs were examined for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis as well as for antibodies to Treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2). Sociodemographic data and data regarding behavior were also collected. A total of 226 of the 269 FSWs (84%) were positive for the STI pathogens studied. Among the 269 FSWs, 35.5% were positive for N. gonorrhoeae, 25% were positive for C. trachomatis, 45.5% were positive for T. vaginalis, 32.6% were seropositive for T. pallidum, 62.5% were seropositive for HSV-2, and 51% had infections with two or more pathogens.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. motiur@icddrb.org
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nessa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nahar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alam Khan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amin Mian
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Albert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial