High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers

High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and risk behaviors among 402 female sex workers in Central Brazil were investigated by respondent-driven sampling. METHODS: Blood samples were tested for hepatitis B and C markers by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two hepat...

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Main Authors:	Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis, Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes, Lisie Souza Castro, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende, Sheila Araújo Teles, Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro, Paula Guerra Murat, Gina Jonasson Mousquer Capelin, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Female sex workers
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000200198&lng=en&tlng=en

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