| Document ID (ISN) | 109763 |
| CIS number |
09-945 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0090-0036 - American Journal of Public Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Patterson T.L., Mausbach B., Lozada R., Staines-Orozco H., Semple S.J., Fraga-Vallejo M., Orozovich P., Abramovitz D., de la Torre A., Amaro H., Martinez G., Magis-Rodríguez C., Strathdee S.A. |
| Title |
Efficacy of a brief behavioral intervention to promote condom use among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2008, Vol. 98, No.11, p.2051-2057. 40 ref. |
| Abstract |
A random sample of 924 female sex workers from two Mexican localities bordering the United States were divided between intervention and reference groups. The intervention group received a 30-minute presentation on sexual risk reduction. At baseline and six months later, women underwent interviews and testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia. A 40% decline in sexually transmitted illness incidence was observed in the intervention group. Incidence rates for the intervention versus control groups was 13.8 versus 24.92 per 100 person-years for sexually transmitted illnesses combined and 0 versus 2.01 per 100 person-years for HIV. There were concomitant increases in the percentage of protected sex acts. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
information dissemination; Mexico; sex workers; safe working methods; women |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
infectious diseases; syphilis; social aspects; case-control study; programme evaluation; immunodeficiency syndrome |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Mexico; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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