title: Prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus infection among female sex workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess prevalence of and correlates to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among female sex workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women participating in this cross-sectional study completed a questionnaire and HIV testing between April 2003 and March 2004. Logistic regression analyses determined correlation of variables to HIV infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 448 women, 10% (45) were HIV infected, which was associated with ever injecting drugs (AOR = 20.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.69-53.07), street-based sex work (AOR = 4.52; 95% CI, 1.84-11.12), exchanging sex for drugs (AOR = 4.74; 95% CI, 1.84-12.18), and more sexually transmitted infection treatments in the preceding 3 months (AOR = 2.43; 95% CI, 1.14-5.17).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although injection drug use is the strongest correlate to HIV infection, sexual risk behaviors are independently related and should receive focus in prevention efforts targeted to this population.
authors.affiliation: Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0622, USA. cstodd@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Catherine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Mumtaz M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Khakimov
authors.forename: Gulchaekra
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alibayeva
authors.forename: Mukhabat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdullaeva
authors.forename: Guzel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Giyasova
authors.forename: Magdi D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Boulos A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Botros
authors.forename: Christian T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Bautista
authors.forename: Jose L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Jean K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Earhart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014610:Uzbekistan / Q000453:epidemiology