HIV-testing among female sex workers on the border between Brazil and French Guiana: the need for targeted interventions

• Main Authors: Marie-Claire Parriault (Author), Astrid van Melle (Author), Célia Basurko (Author), Emilie Gaubert-Marechal (Author), Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena (Author), Stéphanie Rogier (Author), Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr (Author), Mathieu Nacher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The border between Brazil and French Guiana is a place of economic, cultural, social and sexual exchange. Female sex workers represent a high risk population for HIV in this area where sexual tourism is particularly developed. HIV testing seems to be an important element in the fight against the epi...