Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in Athens, Greece - 2005

Papadogeorgaki, H; Caroni, C; Frangouli, E; Flemetakis, A; Katsambas, A; Hadjivassiliou, M

dc.contributor.author	Papadogeorgaki, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Caroni, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Frangouli, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Flemetakis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsambas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Hadjivassiliou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:53Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:53Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	1167-1122	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17492
dc.subject	Athens	en
dc.subject	Female sex-workers	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Prevalence	en
dc.subject	STIs	en
dc.subject.classification	Dermatology	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	aged	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	chlamydiasis	en
dc.subject.other	disease transmission	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	gonorrhea	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	hepatitis B	en
dc.subject.other	hepatitis C	en
dc.subject.other	herpes simplex	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	Human immunodeficiency virus infection	en
dc.subject.other	major clinical study	en
dc.subject.other	prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	prostitution	en
dc.subject.other	risk factor	en
dc.subject.other	sexual behavior	en
dc.subject.other	sexually transmitted disease	en
dc.subject.other	syphilis	en
dc.subject.other	work environment	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Chlamydia Infections	en
dc.subject.other	Chlamydia trachomatis	en
dc.subject.other	Educational Status	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Gonorrhea	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Hepatitis B	en
dc.subject.other	Hepatitis C	en
dc.subject.other	Herpes Genitalis	en
dc.subject.other	Herpesvirus 2, Human	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Middle Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	Prostitution	en
dc.subject.other	Sexually Transmitted Diseases	en
dc.subject.other	Syphilis	en
dc.title	Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in Athens, Greece - 2005	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1684/ejd.2006.0009	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2006.0009	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	There is little data on the prevalence of STIs in female sex workers, Greek and immigrants, working in Athens, Greece, since most of them work without any form of official license. Our aim was to establish the prevalence of STIs in asymptomatic legal Greek and immigrant female sex workers in Athens, Greece. The study involved an evaluation of gonococcal and chlamydial infection, early infectious syphilis, HIV infection, HSV-2 infection, Hepatitis B and C in 299 female sex workers who applied for an official work permit between May 2005 and October 2005. HSV-2 infection was more common in the Greek sex workers. No difference was found for the other STIs. Prevalence was related to age. A significant association was found between HSV-2 and syphilis. No HIV infection was detected. We concluded that asymptomatic sex workers can be a source of STIs which points out the need for a better health system control in Greece.	en
heal.publisher	JOHN LIBBEY EUROTEXT LTD	en
heal.journalName	European Journal of Dermatology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1684/ejd.2006.0009	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000244875500010	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	662	en
dc.identifier.epage	665	en