Social and structural factors associated with HIV infection among female sex workers who inject drugs in the Mexico-US border region.

A Strathdee, Steffanie; Lozada, Remedios; Martinez, Gustavo; Vera, Alicia; Rusch, Melanie; Nguyen, Lucie; A Pollini, Robin; Uribe-Salas, Felipe; Beletsky, Leo; L Patterson, Thomas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019048

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Social and structural factors associated with HIV infection among female sex workers who inject drugs in the Mexico-US border region.

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Authors:

Steffanie A Strathdee

Remedios Lozada

Gustavo Martinez

Abstract

BACKGROUND: FSWs who inject drugs (FSW-IDUs) can acquire HIV through high risk sexual and injection behaviors. We studied correlates of HIV infection among FSW-IDUs in northern Mexico, where sex work is quasi-legal and syringes can be legally obtained without a prescription. METHODS: FSW-IDUs>18 yea...

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