HIV risk practices by female sex workers according to workplace

• Published in: Revista de saúde pública Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 428 - 437
• Main Authors: Damacena, Giseli Nogueira, Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann, Souza Júnior, Paulo Roberto Borges de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 01.06.2014; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Brazil - epidemiology; Comportamento Perigoso; Fatores de Risco; Female; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Homosexuality, Female - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Local de Trabalho; Middle Aged; Original; Prevalence; Profissionais do Sexo; PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; Risk Factors; Risk-Taking; Sex Work - statistics & numerical data; Sex Workers - statistics & numerical data; Socioeconomic Factors; SOCIOLOGY; Soroprevalência de HIV; Workplace - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Local de Trabalho; Sex Workers; Dangerous Behavior; Soroprevalência de HIV; Risk Factors; Comportamento Perigoso; Workplace; Profissionais do Sexo; HIV Seroprevalence; Fatores de Risco

OBJECTIVE To investigate differences in HIV infection- related risk practices by Female Sex Workers according to workplace and the effects of homophily on estimating HIV prevalence. METHODS Data from 2,523 women, recruited using Respondent-Driven Sampling, were used for the study carried out in 10 B...