Seroprevalence of HIV-1 and hepatitis B and C in prostitutes in Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 82; no. 8; pp. 1151 - 1154
• Main Authors: Tabet, S R, Palmer, D L, Wiese, W H, Voorhees, R E, Pathak, D R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Am Public Health Assoc 01.08.1992; American Public Health Association
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; AIDS; AIDS/HIV; Biological and medical sciences; Drug use; Female; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - ethnology; Hepatitis C - epidemiology; Hepatitis C - ethnology; HIV; HIV Seroprevalence; HIV-1; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Immunodeficiencies; Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunopathology; Male; Medical sciences; New Mexico - epidemiology; Odds Ratio; Polls & surveys; Prostitution; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Sex Work; United States; New Mexico; North America; America; United States > US; Albuquerque New Mexico; Human; Immunopathology; Prevalence; HIV-1 virus; Retroviridae; AIDS; Hemopathy; Serology; Epidemiology; Infection; Virus; Prostitution; Viral hepatitis; Sexually transmitted disease; Viral disease; Risk factor; Digestive diseases; Lentivirinae; Human immunodeficiency virus; Public health
• ISSN: 0090-0036; 1541-0048
• DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.82.8.1151

A survey of persons soliciting sex in an area known to be frequented by prostitutes in Albuquerque, NM, included 43 females and 66 males. Seroprevalence rates found in this population-based study were as follows: human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), 3%; hepatitis B, 39%; hepatitis C, 45%. Increased age, intravenous drug use, and condom use were independent risk factors for hepatitis B. Female gender and intravenous drug use were independent risk factors for hepatitis C. Neither sharing injection equipment nor engaging in receptive anal intercourse was independently associated with hepatitis B or C.