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Socio-demographic characteristics and sex practices related to herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in Mexican and Central American female sex workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2003

F. URIBE-SALAS ,
C. J. CONDE-GLEZ ,
L. JUAREZ-FIGUEROA  and
A. HERNANDEZ-CASTELLANOS
F. URIBE-SALAS
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
C. J. CONDE-GLEZ
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
L. JUAREZ-FIGUEROA
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
A. HERNANDEZ-CASTELLANOS
Affiliation:
Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Chiapas, Jurisdicción Sanitaria VII, Tapachula, Chiapas, México
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Abstract

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This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between HSV-2 infection and several socio-demographic and sexual practices of Mexican and Central American female sex workers (FSWs) in the Soconusco region in the State of Chiapas, Mexico. A cross-sectional study was carried out based on a sample frame of bars where FSWs were active in the Soconusco region. FSWs consented to investigations and answered a questionnaire and provided a blood sample for specific HSV-2 antibody analysis.

One hundred and sixteen bars were studied and 484 women were interviewed. The overall frequency of HSV-2 infected women was 85·7%. Variables that reflected exposure to HSV-2 were significantly associated with the frequency of the infection. Additionally, variables such as education and country of origin were significantly associated with HSV-2 infection. These results suggest that this infection is highly endemic in the Soconusco, posing a health risk for the study population.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 131 , Issue 2 , October 2003 , pp. 859 - 865
Copyright
2003 Cambridge University Press