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Objective: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), as their name suggests, are infections caused by more than thirty different bacteria, viruses, and parasites and are transmitted through sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse, although some sexually transmitted infections can also transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth and lactation. According to World Health Organization, one of the main populations at risk for acquiring these diseases are sex workers and their clients. Due to the high prevalence, the characteristics and behaviors that favor the development of these diseases are analyzed. The main objective of this paper was to analyze the risk factors in the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases in the population of sex workers., Methods: A literature search was conducted in Scopus, Pubmed, CINAHL, Medline, LILACS and IBECS, of observational, longitudinal and mixed methods studies conducted in sex workers and published between January 2011 and March 2021, with a final sample of fourty-three articles. The mixed methods assessment tool (MMAT) was used to assess the methodological quality of the papers., Results: After analyzing the literature, eleven groups of risk factors related to the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases were obtained, these being economic factors, factors related to sexual practices, drug use, sex work, education, health problems, country of origin and mobility, partner, age, violence and other factors not belonging to the previous categories., Conclusions: Sex workers have numerous characteristics and behaviors that make them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections. Of note are years of prostitution, drug use, number of partners and condom use, which are key factors for future prevention and intervention strategies, as well as research.

Objective: Cardiovascular disease is the first cause of death in Spain. There are a few studies about the incidence of ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in workers. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of coronary and cerebrovascular disease in a cohort of workers of a public administration in the south of Spain, to estimate the prevalence of CVRF and its contribution to it, as well as to evaluate the predictive behavior of the REGICOR function., Methods: Longitudinal historical cohort study, not concurrent, consisting of 698 workers, recruited from occupational health examinations. The dependent variables were the appearance of CI or CVD while leading independent were glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, BMI, blood pressure, waist circumference, physical activity, smoking and REGICOR score and Score. Is performed Cox regression and its calculated area AUC of the ROC curve area for the explanatory variables., Results: According to the REGICOR function, 0.6% of the population was classified as high risk. The Incidence Density per 100,000 persons-year for ischemic heart disease in women was found to be 53.9 by 357.4 in men, without significant differences with respect to those expected from the REGICOR function. The combined DI for ischemic heart disease and stroke was 477.1 per 100,000 person-years (men)., Conclusions: The REGICOR function adequately assesses cardiovascular risk globally, losing predictive capacity according to risk groups. Smoking and blood pressure are shown as modifiable risk factors with greater independent association in the onset of cardiovascular disease., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.