Document 0926
 DOCN  M94A0926
 TI    Seroprevalence and risk factors for HIV infection among prostitutes in
       Cartagena, Colombia.
 DT    9412
 AU    Navas MC; Boshell J; Mendoza K; Gonzalez M; Pena W; Facultad de
       Medicina, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):249 (abstract no. PC0359). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371649
 AB    A voluntary HIV Surveillance study was conducted at the Sexually
       Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Cartagena, an important touristic city
       and harbor in the Caribbean Sea. The population of prostitutes in
       January 1994 assisted once a week to the STD clinic in order to get the
       permission card, was around 450. One hundred and eighty prostitutes
       (40%) answered the risk factor questionnaire and gave a blood sample for
       detection of HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies. Of the 180 samples, seven gave
       positive results by Elisa (vironostika Uniform II). Two of them were
       confirmed by Western Blot and others four results were indeterminate WB.
       The prostitutes work in the street, in boats and 16 bars situated in
       different neighborhoods. Only 13% of the prostitutes practice anal sex
       and 53% practice oral sex. Ninety six percent (96%) of participants
       reported that they always or often use condom with their clients but
       never with friends. Seventy six percent (76%) had had sex with foreign
       clients from USA and Europe (26%) Korea, Japon, Indonesia, India and
       Filipinas (19.4%), Venezuela and Panama (13.3%) and Caribe Islands and
       Central America (13.3%). With respect to STD 10.5% had syphilis, 37.2%
       had ghonorrea and 7.2% had condiloma. Concerning IV drug use, none had
       injected drug, but 12.7% had used marihuana, bazuco and/or cocaine.
       Among 180 prostiutes, only 10.5% had received blood transfusion in the
       last ten years.
 DE    Colombia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Condoms  Female  Human  HIV Antibodies/ANALYSIS
       HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV Seroprevalence  HIV-1/IMMUNOLOGY
       HIV-2/IMMUNOLOGY  *Prostitution  Questionnaires  Risk Factors  Sex
       Behavior  Substance Abuse/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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