High prevalence of syphilis in a female prison unit in Northeastern Brazil
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence of syphilis and the associated risk factors in a female prison unit. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including 113 women whom data were collected in two stages: first, blood test to check for syphilis seropositivity; and then collection of...
Main Authors: | Mara Ilka Holanda de Medeiros Batista, Marcília Ribeiro Paulino, Kaline Silva Castro, Luiz Alcino Monteiro Gueiros, Jair Carneiro Leão, Alessandra Albuquerque Tavares Carvalho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
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Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100253&lng=en&tlng=en |
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