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 with syphilis and/or hepatitis B.
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. jsilverm@hsph.harvard.edu
Jay G
JG
Silverman
Michele R
MR
Decke
Jhumka
J
Gupta
Ashwin
A
Dharmadhikari
George R
GR
Seage
Anita
A
Raj
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*