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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Short report: HIV infection among commercial sex workers and injecting drug users in the Czech Republic
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 75, No. 5, Year 2006
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Description
Since the first HIV case was diagnosed in the Czech Republic in 1985, there is a lack of information regarding the epidemiology of HIV infection in most high-risk groups. To determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, HIV among female and male commercial sex workers (FCSW and MCSW, respectively) and injecting drug users (IDUs), cross-sectional studies were conducted in the cities of Cheb, Usti nad Labem, Ostrava, and Prague of the Czech Republic. A total of 1,277 subjects were enrolled, which included 585 FCSWs, 230 MCSWs, and 462 IDUs. The HIV prevalences were 0.7% (95% CI: 0.2-1.7%), 0.9% (95% CI: 0.1-3.1%), and 0.2% (95% CI: 0.005-1.2%) among FCSWs, MCSWs, and IDUs, respectively. Although low HIV prevalences were found, ongoing sentinel surveillance studies, which address modifiable behavioral and biologic risk factors among high-risk groups, are necessary to guide strategies to stem the tide of the epidemic in this country. Copyright © 2006 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Brůćková, Marie
Czech Republic, Prague
National Reference Laboratory on Aids
Bautista, Christian T.
United States, Rockville
Hjf
Graham, Ross R.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Malý, Marek
Czech Republic, Prague
National Reference Laboratory on Aids
Vandasova, Jana
Czech Republic, Prague
National Reference Laboratory on Aids
Presl, Jiri
Czech Republic, Prague
Drop in Ivdu Center
Sumegh, Laszlo
Czech Republic, Prague
Project Šance
Chapman, Gail D.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Carr, Jean Kirkland
United States, Rockville
Hjf
Sánchez, José Luís Palacio
United States, Frederick
The Anteon Corporation
Earhart, Kenneth C.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.1017
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Male
Female