Syphilis and methamphetamine use among female sex workers in Shandong Province, China.
A study of female sex workers in China, found alarmingly high prevalence of methamphetamine use. Methamphetamine users were more likely to be single, younger, inconsistent condom users, and have syphilis.
Liao
Meizhen
M
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, People's Republic of China. laomz161@126.com.
Jiang
Zhenxia
Z
Zhang
Xijiang
X
Kang
Dianming
D
Bi
Zhenqiang
Z
Liu
Xuezhen
X
Fu
Jihua
J
Zhang
Ning
N
Mao
Wenwen
W
Jiang
Baofa
B
Jia
Yujiang
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015995:Prevalence; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D055815:Young Adult
D008694:Methamphetamine