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Human immunodeficiency virus infection and syphilis among homeless people in a ...
Pinheiro,Raquel Silva; Carvalho,Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos; Matos,Marcos André de; Caetano,Karlla Antonieta Amorim; Paula,Andressa Cunha deABSTRACT Homeless people are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and syphilis. We investigated the epidemiology of HIV-1 infection and syphilis among homeless individuals in a large city in Central-Western Brazil. In this cross-sectional study, we interviewed and tested 355 individuals from September 2014 to August 2015. Rapid test sample...
Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on ...
Carvalho,Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos; Matos,Marcos André de; Martins,Regina Maria Bringel; Pinheiro,Raquel Silva; Caetano,Karlla Antonieta AmorimData are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter in Goiânia, Central Brazil. From August 2014 to June 2015, 353 individuals were interviewed and tested for marker...
Viral hepatitis in female sex workers using the Respondent-Driven Sampling
Matos,Marcos André de; França,Divânia Dias da Silva; Carneiro,Megmar Aparecida dos Santos; Martins,Regina Maria BringelABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and C virus infections and their genotypes and analyze the risk factors for the markers of exposure to hepatitis B virus in female sex workers in a region of intense sex trade. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study performed with four hundred and two female sex workers in Goiânia, Brazil. Data have been collected using the Respondent-Driven Sa...