Document 0933
 DOCN  M94A0933
 TI    A syphilis and HIV study cohort of male street sex workers.
 DT    9412
 AU    Grandi JL; Ferreira A; Santos S; Goihman S; Reference and Training
       Center/AIDS, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):248 (abstract no. PC0355). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371642
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To describe a sutdy cohort about HIV and syphilis of male
       prostitutes promoted at a Public Health Service. METHODS: Peer
       recruitment in the Central Area of Sao Paulo City has been used to build
       up an open cohort with transvestites and other homosexual male street
       sex workers on a weekly contact basis. Safer sex practices are discussed
       and condoms are distributed at each interview. An initial standard
       questionnaire was applied and a follow-up control is established. HIV
       tests are performed every year and syphilis tests every three months.
       RESULTS: From december/91 to december/93, 243 transvestites and 56 other
       male sex workers have been followed. 116(49.6%) are HIV positive among
       transvestites and 17 (30.4%) among the other group. (chi 2 = 6.72; p =
       0.01). 118 (50.4%) of the transvestites are positive to syphilis while
       12(21.4%) of the other group are in that condition. (chi 2 = 15.36; p =
       0.000). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: An important statistically
       significant difference was found. Further multivariate analysis are
       being conducted to detail the difference between the two groups of sex
       workers.
 DE    Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cohort Studies  *Homosexuality  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  *Prostitution  Questionnaires
       Syphilis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Transvestism  MEETING ABSTRACT

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