| sexual transmission of human t-lymphotropic virus type i in peruvian prostitutes. | the epidemiology of htlv-i infection in female prostitutes was studied in a survey of 395 prostitutes from callao, peru (the port city of lima), 72 prostitutes from iquitos, peru (another port city on the amazon river), and 510 prenatal clinic patients from lima. prostitutes reported a mean of 8.8 years (range, 1-39 years) of active prostitution and a mean of 205 sexual contacts during the month prior to the study. the percentage of prostitutes with htlv-i antibody (21.8%) was significantly high ... | 1992 | 1402830 |