Tuberculosis screening among Bolivian sex workers and their children.
Bolivian sex workers were more likely than other employed women to report tuberculosis screening only if they reported HIV screening. Of all women with household tuberculosis exposure, <40% reported screening for themselves or their children. Coupling tuberculosis screening with sex workers' mandatory HIV screenings may be a cost-efficient disease-control strategy.
Boston University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, 850 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: schiang@alumni.stanford.edu.
Silvia S
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Chiang
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts Medical Center, 35 Kneeland Street, 8th-11th Floors, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Jessica K
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Paulus
Department of Medicine, Lahey Clinic, 41 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
Chi-Cheng
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Huang
Boston University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, 850 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Newby
Independent Consultant, La Paz, Bolivia.
Dora
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Castellón Quiroga
Boston University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, 850 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Renée
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Boynton-Jarrett
Boston University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, 850 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Antkowiak
D001838:Bolivia; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000068101:Maternal-Child Health Services; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D060386:Sex Workers; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
HIV screening; Household contact investigation; Maternal child health; Prostitution; Sex work regulation