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This study evaluated the association of HXV-1 infection with some other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among femaIe commercial sex workers. BIood samples were collected from 250 female commercial sex workers in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria and tested for the presence of HEV antibodies using ELJSA and Western blot. Endocervical and high vaginal swab samples were also collected for microscopy and culture. The prevaIence of HIV-1 infection among CSWs in Ibadan, Nigeria was 25.6% with 2.8% having dual reactivity to HIV- 1 and HIV2. Bacterial vaginosis was the commonest STDs (32.8%) followed by herpes genital is, vaginal candidiasis, gonorrhoea, trichornoniasis, chancroid, syphilis, tinea curiz, genital warts, Iympholgranuloma venerurn (LGV) ancl sca bics. Recurrent vaginal discharge, genital ulcer discascs as well as non-genital ulcer diseases (tinea curiz and scabies) were associated with increased risk of HIV infections. Access to prevention and prompt management of these STDs will reduce the spread of HIV.
Fayemiwo, S & Bakare, R (2021). Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among HIV-1 Infected Commercial Sex Workers in Ibadan, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/pattern-of-sexually-transmitted-diseases-among-hiv-1-infected-commercial-sex-workers-in-ibadan-nigeria
Fayemiwo, S and R Bakare "Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among HIV-1 Infected Commercial Sex Workers in Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 19 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/pattern-of-sexually-transmitted-diseases-among-hiv-1-infected-commercial-sex-workers-in-ibadan-nigeria. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Fayemiwo, S, R Bakare . "Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among HIV-1 Infected Commercial Sex Workers in Ibadan, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 19 Mar. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/pattern-of-sexually-transmitted-diseases-among-hiv-1-infected-commercial-sex-workers-in-ibadan-nigeria >.
Fayemiwo, S and Bakare, R . "Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among HIV-1 Infected Commercial Sex Workers in Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/pattern-of-sexually-transmitted-diseases-among-hiv-1-infected-commercial-sex-workers-in-ibadan-nigeria