Rapid Syphilis Testing Uptake for Female Sex Workers at Sex Venues in Southern China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 12; p. e52579
• Main Authors: Chen, Xiang-Sheng, Yin, Yue-Ping, Shen, Crystal, Liu, Guo-Gu, Zhu, Zheng-Jun, Wei, Wan-Hui, Wang, Hong-Chun, Huang, Shui-Jie, Li, Jing, Tucker, Joseph D., Mabey, David C., Peeling, Rosanna W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.12.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; AIDS; Analysis; Biology; China; Clinics; Control programs; Dermatology; Disease control; Female; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data; Medical tests; Medicine; Multivariate Analysis; Occupational health; Onsite; Outreach programs; Outreach services; Prostitution; Public health; Questionnaires; Screening; Sex; Sex industry; Sex Workers - statistics & numerical data; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social services; STD; Subgroups; Syphilis; Syphilis - diagnosis; Time Factors; Workers; Working women; Young Adult

Accessibility of syphilis testing services is critical in syphilis control programs for female sex workers (FSWs), but few FSWs attend public STI clinics or other testing sites. Introduction of free rapid syphilis testing (RST) into outreach programs for FSWs will help improve test uptake. Commercia...