Young age is a risk factor for HIV among female sex workers--an experience from India.

摘要: Summary Objective A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among brothel-based sex workers of West Bengal, eastern India, to the prevalence HIV and associated risk factors. Methods Unlinked anonymous testing performed on 2076 workers. Of these, 558 were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire their Results Overall sero-prevalence 5.9%. All infections HIV-1, except that four from Kolkata infected with HIV-2. Surprisingly, infection much higher (12.5%) in younger (age ≤20years) compared older age groups (5.4%) ( P =0.002; odds ratio 2.40, 95% CI: 1.29–4.38). Conclusions This could be larger areas cervical ectopy who are subjected repeated trauma during sexual intercourse, facilitating transmission. Behavioral factors may increase young worker's acquiring infection, including professional immaturity clients, which might lead more unprotected sex. status other sexually transmitted previous year but not literacy status, daily income, duration work, number clients entertained per day, entertaining outside brothel (in hotel), reported condom use.