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hepatitis b virus markers among the prostitutes of dhaka.the objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) carrier states among prostitutes in dhaka. enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was used to detect hbv markers in a group of 164 prostitutes. serological evidence of current or past hbv infection was present in 129(78.7%) prostitutes. hbsag was detected in 16(9.7%) of whom 7(43.7%) were positive for e-antigen and e-antibody was present in another 7 (43.7%). anti-hbs was detected in 94 (57.3%) of the specim ...19969037839
low hiv and high std among commercial sex workers in a brothel in bangladesh: scope for prevention of larger epidemic.the present study documents the first systematic assessment of a brothel in bangladesh in terms of sexually transmitted disease (std) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). a cross sectional study was undertaken on brothel-based commercial sex workers (csws) selected systematic random sampling to assess the prevalence of stds and hiv among csws in a brothel setting. two hundred and ninety-six csws were selected from a brothel with a population of 593 women. following informed consent, endocervi ...19989518015
etiology of sexually transmitted infections among street-based female sex workers in dhaka, bangladesh.an etiological study of sexually transmitted infections (stis) was conducted among female sex workers (fsws) in dhaka, bangladesh. endocervical swab and blood samples from 269 street-based fsws were examined for neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, and trichomonas vaginalis as well as for antibodies to treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus 2 (hsv-2). sociodemographic data and data regarding behavior were also collected. a total of 226 of the 269 fsws (84%) were positive for the st ...200010699032
sexually transmitted infections among married women in dhaka, bangladesh: unexpected high prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 infection.to document the prevalence of reproductive tract infections (rti) and sexually transmitted infections (sti) among women attending a basic healthcare clinic in dhaka, bangladesh, to identify risk factors associated with the diseases and to estimate the incidence of syphilis, hepatitis c (hcv), hepatitis b (hbv), and herpes simplex type 2 (hsv-2) infection.200111287690
epidemiology and etiology of sexually transmitted infection among hotel-based sex workers in dhaka, bangladesh.the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (stis) and reproductive tract infections (rtis) among hotel-based sex workers (hbsws) in dhaka, bangladesh, was studied. a total of 400 hbsws were enrolled in the study during april to july 2002. endocervical swabs, high vaginal swabs, and blood samples from 400 hbsws were examined for neisseria gonorrhoeae (by culture), chlamydia trachomatis (by pcr), trichomonas vaginalis (by microscopy), antibody to treponema pallidum (by both rapid plasma rea ...200414766825
sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among truck stand workers in dhaka, bangladesh.this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of selected sexually transmitted infections (stis) and their risk factors among workers in and near a truck stand in dhaka, bangladesh.200716837827
field evaluation of simple rapid tests in the diagnosis of syphilis.the aim of this study was to detect the sensitivity and specificity of rapid syphilis diagnostic tests (immunochromatographic strip [ics] test and rapid test device [rtd]) performed by low-skilled paramedics in field clinics and by highly-skilled technologists in laboratories and compare them with the gold standard (rapid plasma reagin [rpr] and treponema pallidum haemagglutination [tpha]) tests for diagnosis of syphilis. a cross-sectional study was conducted among female sex workers (fsws) in d ...200818482961
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