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Title: | Factors affecting the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in female prostitutes in Borno State of Nigeria |
Authors: | Chikwem, J.O. Mohammed, I. Chikwem, S.D. |
Year: | 1989 |
Periodical: | Annals of Borno |
Volume: | 6-7 |
Pages: | 273-278 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Nigeria Northern Nigeria |
Subjects: | prostitution AIDS |
Abstract: | For this study of factors affecting the seroprevalence of HIV infection among female prostitutes in Borno State, northern Nigeria, a total of 767 female prostitutes resident in hotels in Maiduguri were interviewed. The subjects interviewed were from all parts of Nigeria, as well as from neighbouring countries. The study shows that the most important risk factor for acquiring the infection is the number of sexual partners, which averages about 3.3 male customers per day. Other factors which were identified include the lack of awareness of AIDS; prostitutes' indifference to the use of protective devices such as condoms; mobility of prostitutes; and the fact that prostitutes receive frequent injections of antibiotics, often from quacks, who reuse syringes and needles. The contribution of these factors is discussed and strategies for health education of prostitutes are suggested. Bibliogr., sum. |