| Title |
Comparing risk factors of HIV among hijra sex workers in Larkana and other cities of Pakistan: an analytical cross sectional study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-279 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arshad Altaf, Aysha Zahidie, Ajmal Agha |
| Abstract |
In 2005, Pakistan was first labeled as a country with concentrated epidemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This was revealed through second generation surveillance conducted by HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project (HASP). While injection drug users (IDUs) were driving the epidemic, subsequent surveys showed that Hijra (transgender) sex workers (HSWs) were emerging as the second most vulnerable group with an average national prevalence of 6.4%. An exceptionally high prevalence (27.6%) was found in Larkana, which is a small town on the right bank of river Indus near the ruins of Mohenjo-Daro in the province of Sindh. This paper presents the risk factors associated with high prevalence of HIV among HSWs in Larkana as compared to other cities of the country. |
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| Student > Master | 19 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
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| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
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