Viral hepatitis in female sex workers using the Respondent-Driven Sampling

• Main Authors: Marcos André de Matos (Author), Divânia Dias da Silva França (Author), Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro (Author), Regina Maria Bringel Martins (Author), Lígia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr (Author), Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano (Author), Raquel Silva Pinheiro (Author), Lyriane Apolinário de Araújo (Author), Rosa Maria Salani Mota (Author), Marcia Alves Dias de Matos (Author), Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro (Author), Sheila Araújo Teles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT 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 f...