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1. Syphilis in female sex workers: an epidemiological study of the highway system of the state of Pará, northern Brazil

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Natalia dos Santos Cavalcante, Heverton Rodrigo Reis de Lima, Denise Ferreira Tabosa, Elisa do Socorro Sousa Barbosa, Nayara Priscila da Silva Costa, Luana Mota da Costa, Paula Cristina Rodrigues Frade, Luisa Caricio Martins, Gláucia Caroline Silva-Oliveira, and Aldemir Branco de Oliveira-Filho

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Epidemiology, Syphilis, Female sex workers, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962
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Abstract INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a bridge for transmission of pathogens from high-risk to general populations. We assessed the epidemiological status of syphilis in FSWs along the Pará highway system. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-two FSWs were interviewed and samples were analyzed using rapid qualitative tests and real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: The prevalence of syphilis was high (36.94%). The high rate of prostitution, use of illicit drugs, and search for financial resources increased Treponema pallidum transmission through unprotected sex. CONCLUSIONS: Several characteristics of FSWs were identified, which reinforce the need for measures guaranteeing their health and protection.

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2019
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2. Syphilis in female sex workers: an epidemiological study of the highway system of the state of Pará, northern Brazil

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Paula Cristina Rodrigues Frade, Gláucia C. Silva-Oliveira, Denise Ferreira Tabosa, Natalia dos Santos Cavalcante, Heverton Rodrigo Reis de Lima, Elisa do Socorro Sousa Barbosa, Nayara Priscila da Silva Costa, Luana Mota da Costa, Luisa Caricio Martins, and Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho

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0301 basic medicine, Microbiology (medical), Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, Epidemiology, lcsh:RC955-962, Cross-sectional study, Substance-Related Disorders, 030231 tropical medicine, 030106 microbiology, Transportation, urologic and male genital diseases, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Unsafe Sex, Risk Factors, Environmental health, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, Syphilis, Treponema pallidum, Female sex workers, Sex Workers, business.industry, Transmission (medicine), Female sex, Highway system, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Substance abuse, Infectious Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Parasitology, Female, business, Brazil
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a bridge for transmission of pathogens from high-risk to general populations. We assessed the epidemiological status of syphilis in FSWs along the Pará highway system. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-two FSWs were interviewed and samples were analyzed using rapid qualitative tests and real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: The prevalence of syphilis was high (36.94%). The high rate of prostitution, use of illicit drugs, and search for financial resources increased Treponema pallidum transmission through unprotected sex. CONCLUSIONS: Several characteristics of FSWs were identified, which reinforce the need for measures guaranteeing their health and protection.

Published
2018

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