TY - JOUR
T1 - Genital ulcers associated with human immunodeficiency virus-related immunosuppression in female sex workers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
AU - Ghys, PD
AU - Diallo, MO
AU - Ettiègne-Traoré, V
AU - Yeboué, KM
AU - Gnaoré, E
AU - Lorougnon, F
AU - Kalé, K
AU - Van Dyck, E
AU - Brattegaard, K
AU - Hoyi, YM
AU - Whitaker, JP
AU - De Cock, KM
AU - Greenberg, AE
AU - Piot, P
AU - Laga, M
N1 - FTX: Available in ITM print journal collection
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - A cross-sectional study among female sex workers in Abidjan was conducted to study the association between sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and HIV-related immunosuppression. Among 1209 women tested for HIV, 962 (80%) were seropositive. HIV infection was independently associated with a longer duration of sex work, a lower price for intercourse, being an immigrant, and having a positive Treponema pallidum hemagglutination test (P < .05). Genital ulcers (25% vs. 5%), genital warts (14% vs. 4%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (32% vs. 16%), Trichomonas vaginalis (27% vs. 17%), and syphilis (27% vs. 17%) were more frequent (P < .05) in HIV-infected than -uninfected women. Among HIV-infected women, the proportions with a genital ulcer were 17%, 25%, and 36% for those with >28%, 14%–28%, and <14% CD4 cells, respectively (P < .001). This study suggests that genital ulcers are an opportunistic disease in female sex workers in Abidjan.
AB - A cross-sectional study among female sex workers in Abidjan was conducted to study the association between sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and HIV-related immunosuppression. Among 1209 women tested for HIV, 962 (80%) were seropositive. HIV infection was independently associated with a longer duration of sex work, a lower price for intercourse, being an immigrant, and having a positive Treponema pallidum hemagglutination test (P < .05). Genital ulcers (25% vs. 5%), genital warts (14% vs. 4%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (32% vs. 16%), Trichomonas vaginalis (27% vs. 17%), and syphilis (27% vs. 17%) were more frequent (P < .05) in HIV-infected than -uninfected women. Among HIV-infected women, the proportions with a genital ulcer were 17%, 25%, and 36% for those with >28%, 14%–28%, and <14% CD4 cells, respectively (P < .001). This study suggests that genital ulcers are an opportunistic disease in female sex workers in Abidjan.
KW - B780-tropical-medicine
KW - Viral diseases
KW - HIV
KW - Genital ulcers
KW - Ulcers
KW - Prostitutes
KW - Sexually transmitted diseases
KW - STD
KW - C“te d'Ivoire
KW - Africa-West
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:A1995TA55200031
U2 - 10.1093/infdis/172.5.1371
DO - 10.1093/infdis/172.5.1371
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 0022-1899
VL - 172
SP - 1371
EP - 1374
JO - Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 5
ER -