Prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among young women engaged in sex work aboard foreign fishing vessels in Kiribati

Prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among young women engaged in sex work aboard foreign fishing vessels in Kiribati

Objective: To assess the prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women who board foreign fishing vessels for sex work in Kiribati. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to collect data on behavioural risk factors for STIs and knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV...

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Main Authors: Tebuka Toatu, Paul White, Damian Hoy, Dennie Iniakwala, Onofre Edwin A Merrilles, Jr, Sameer Vali Gopalani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2018-03-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
Chlamydia
HIV
Kiribati
Pacific region
sexually transmitted infections
sex workers
Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/578/806

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