| Title |
Prevalence of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Female Sex Workers in Kisumu, Western Kenya, 1997 and 2008
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0054953 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hilde M. Vandenhoudt, Lilian Langat, Joris Menten, Fredrick Odongo, Simon Oswago, Geoffrey Luttah, Clement Zeh, Tania Crucitti, Kayla Laserson, John Vulule, Anne Buve |
| Abstract |
In 1997, a survey in Kisumu found a prevalence of HIV infection among female sex workers (FSW) of 75%. Only 50% reported using a condom with the last client. In 2008, we conducted another survey to collect data to inform an intervention targeting FSW in Kisumu. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 28% |
| Researcher | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 12% |
| Unknown | 24 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Unknown | 28 | 26% |