[Prevalence of the HIV infection and five other sexually-transmitted infections among sex workers in Niamey, Niger]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2006 Mar;99(1):19-22. doi: 10.3185/pathexo2623.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We performed a systematic screening of HIV infection and five other sexually transmitted infections on a consecutive sample of 529 female sex workers from Niamey. HIV seroprevalence rate was 30.1%, with HIV-1 profile in 93.1% of the cases. For curable STI, 4.7% of women had treponematosis, 7% gonorrhoea, 16.8% Gardnerella vaginalis, 36.9% Mycoplasma hominis and 68.2% Chlamydia trachomatis infection. The percentage of women with at least one STI was significantly higher in HIV positive's: 95.6% against 87.9%. Only 7.9% of women were free of any infection.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Niger
  • Prevalence
  • Sex Work*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*