| diagnostic performance of the roche amplicor pcr in detecting neisseria gonorrhoeae in genitourinary specimens from female sex workers in cotonou, benin. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the roche multiplex amplicor chlamydia trachomatis/neisseria gonorrhoeae pcr test for the detection of neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in female urine specimens and wet and dry endocervical swabs. endocervical swabs and urine specimens were collected from 342 female sex workers from cotonou, benin, and were tested using the amplicor c. trachomatis/n. gonorrhoeae test (roche diagnostic systems, inc., branchburg, n.j.) with ... | 2000 | 11060071 |
| decline in the prevalence of hiv and sexually transmitted diseases among female sex workers in cotonou, benin, 1993-1999. | within an ongoing hiv/std prevention project aimed at female sex workers (fsw) in cotonou, benin, we evaluated time trends in hiv and std prevalences from 1993 to 1999. | 2002 | 11834959 |
| sexually transmitted infections in male clients of female sex workers in benin: risk factors and reassessment of the leucocyte esterase dipstick for screening of urethral infections. | (1) to assess risk factors for urethral infections with chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, and trichomonas vaginalis among male clients of female sex workers (fsws) in benin; (2) to study the validity of led testing of male urine samples compared to a highly sensitive gold standard (pcr) for the diagnosis of urethral infections with the organisms cited above. | 2003 | 14573834 |
| modelling the cost effectiveness of rapid point of care diagnostic tests for the control of hiv and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers. | in sub-saharan africa, gonococcal and chlamydial infections are usually managed using the syndromic approach. however, many infections are asymptomatic in women, and the syndromic algorithm has poor sensitivity and specificity for infections caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae (ng) and chlamydia trachomatis (ct). because of this, rapid point of care (poc) tests for ct/ng could improve sexually transmitted infection (sti) management in women. this study uses mathematical modelling to estimate the inc ... | 2006 | 17012515 |
| [female sex workers in benin, 2002. behavioural survey and hiv and other sti screening]. | as part of an hiv prevention program aimed at female sex workers (fsws) and their male clients in benin, we conducted a survey combining laboratory testing and a behavioural questionnaire in 2002 to estimate the prevalence of hiv, neisseria gonorrhoeae (ng) and chlamydia trachomatis (ct) and to determine the social, demographic and behavioral factors associated with these infections. the study provided a follow-up of the epidemiological situation in cotonou, benin's largest city, where the inter ... | 2007 | 18180215 |
| [hiv and sexually transmitted disease among female sex workers in benin]. | this report describes a follow-up study conducted in 2005 to evaluate programs intended to reduce hiv/aids among registered and unregistered female sex workers (fsw) and their male clients in six major urban areas in benin (cotonou, abomey-bohicon, parakou, porto-novo, kandi, malanville). the objectives of this second study combining laboratory testing and behavioral questionnaires were to estimate the prevalence of hiv and sexually transmitted diseases (sti), to determine the sociodemographic a ... | 2009 | 20025173 |