| sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in yunnan, china. | a cross-sectional prevalence survey of sexually transmitted infections (stis) was conducted among female sex workers (fsws) in kunming, yunnan province, china. a total of 505 fsws participated in the survey. all eligible participants gave informed consent. demographic, behavioral, and clinical information of the participants was gathered by direct structured interviews. tampon swabs were collected to test for chlamydia trachomatis, nesseria gonorrhoeae, and trichomonas vaginalis and serum specim ... | 2005 | 16375618 |
| sexually transmitted disease/hiv and heterosexual risk among miners in townships of yunnan province, china. | the hiv epidemics in some areas of yunnan province, southwestern china, are close to becoming generalized, demanding the need for a better understanding of sexually transmitted disease (std) and heterosexual hiv risk. while female heterosexual risk is captured by sentinel surveillance, less is known about clients of commercial sex workers and other subsets of men at increased risk of std/hiv. a convenience sample of 232 miners in townships of yunnan province completed a questionnaire and provide ... | 2005 | 16375617 |
| [study on sexual behavior and hiv/stis among miners in yunnan province]. | this paper aims to describe human immunodeficiency virus/sexual transmitted infections (hiv/stis) related knowledge, attitudes, practice and the prevalence of hiv/stis amongst miners. | 2006 | 16737562 |
| prevalence and predictors of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among female sex workers in yunnan province, china. | the objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2), and to evaluate the relationship between hsv-2 infection and sociodemographic factors and the sexual practices of female sex workers (fsws) in kaiyuan city, yunnan province, china. this cross-sectional study involved 737 fsws and was carried out from march to may 2006 with confidential interviews and laboratory tests for hsv-2 and other sexually transmitted infections (sti). hsv-2 was the most ... | 2008 | 18725558 |
| hiv-1 and stis prevalence and risk factors of miners in mining districts of yunnan, china. | to assess hiv/sexually transmitted infection (sti) prevalence and associated risk factors among miners in yunnan, china. | 2010 | 20104111 |
| [epidemiologic study on std/hiv infections among tin mining workers in gejiu, yunnan province]. | to estimate human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)/sexually transmitted diseases (stds) related knowledge, the prevalence and risk factors for hiv/stds among tin miners in gejiu, yunnan province. | 2007 | 17959049 |
| prevalence and risk behaviours for chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infection among female sex workers in an hiv/aids high-risk area. | the objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis (ct) and neisseria gonorrhoeae (ng) infection among female sex workers (fsws) in an hiv/aids high-risk area in china and to examine risk factors associated with ct or ng infection. a cross-sectional study of 568 fsws was conducted in kaiyuan city, yunnan province, pr china. the prevalence rates of hiv, ct and ng in the study participants were 11.1%, 17.4% and 8.3%, respectively. more than one-fifth (21.3%) of p ... | 2011 | 21427428 |