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A DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY OF SPANISH FEMALE SEX WORKERS: HIV PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1998

PILAR ESTÉBANEZ ,
MA. VICTORIA ZUNZUNEGUI ,
MA. DOLORES AGUILAR ,
CONCHA COLOMA ,
MILAGROSA RUA-FIGUEROA ,
KATHY FITCH ,
JONATHAN GRANT ,
CRISTINA SARASQUETA  and
RAFAEL NÁJERA
PILAR ESTÉBANEZ
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London
MA. VICTORIA ZUNZUNEGUI
Affiliation:
Centro Universitario de Salud Pública, Madrid
MA. DOLORES AGUILAR
Affiliation:
Centro Universitario de Salud Pública, Madrid
CONCHA COLOMA
Affiliation:
Concepción Colmo CPS Ayuntamiento, Madrid
MILAGROSA RUA-FIGUEROA
Affiliation:
Centro de Evaluación e Investigación en Salud (CEIS), Madrid
KATHY FITCH
Affiliation:
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
JONATHAN GRANT
Affiliation:
Freelance Researcher, Madrid and Hospital Virgen de Arantzazu, San Sebastián
RAFAEL NÁJERA
Affiliation:
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
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Abstract

In order to examine the prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk factors amongst Spanish female prostitutes a multicentre (n=22) cross-sectional study was conducted between November 1989 and January 1991. Data collected included socioeconomic characteristics, sexual behaviour and health status together with blood samples. A total of 1633 prostitutes were recruited into the study. Of these, 1433 (87.8%) consented to blood samples being taken and 180 (12.6%) were HIV positive. HIV seroprevalence was 54.7% for intravenous drug users (IVDUs) versus 3.7% for non-IVDUs. Previous imprisonment, hepatitis B and a partner who was an IVDU were significant predictors of HIV infection according to multivariate logistic regression models.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 1998 , pp. 365 - 379
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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