Viral hepatitis in female sex workers using the Respondent-Driven Sampling
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Viral hepatitis in female sex workers using the Respondent-Driven Sampling
OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and C virus infections and their genotypes and analyze the risk factors for the markers of exposure to hepatitis B virus in female sex workers in a region of intense sex trade. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study performed with four hundred and two female sex workers in Goiânia, Brazil. Data have been collected using the Respondent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Saúde Pública
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0034-8910
DOI: 10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006540