Are genital examinations necessary for STI screening for female sex workers? An audit of decriminalized and regulated sex workers in Melbourne, Australia.

BACKGROUND:The Victorian legislation prohibits sex workers from working when they have visible anogenital herpes or warts. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of asymptomatic female sex workers (FSW) diagnosed with anogenital herpes or warts by genital examination. METHODS:We analy...

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Main Authors: Evelyn M Turek, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Anthony Snow, Ria Fortune, Eric P F Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231547