Un abordaje epidemiológico de la infección por VIH-1/2 entre trabajadoras sexuales y hombres homosexuales de las Isla de Margarita, Venezuela

HIV frequency among female sex workers in Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

“…These associations were also demonstrated in a similar study by Carter et al, in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1997, who found a seroprevalence of 25% of HIV infection in a sample of 108 sex workers; associations were found with sexual relations without the use of condom, the use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, and more than five clients per week [13]. In another survey carried out in 1995 with 26 street sex workers in Venezuela, in which the seroprevalence was 3.6%, a significant association between HIV infection and sexual relations without the use of condom was also pointed out [14].…”