Table 1.
Age, Country of Origin and Prostitution Duration in the Examined Cohort According to HIV, HCV, Syphilis and HBsAg+ Status
| HIV | HCV | Syphilis | HBsAg+ | Total Number Tested | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | |
| Age | |||||||||
| < 18 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 |
| 18-20 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 3.13% | 2 | 6.25% | 32 |
| 20-22 | 2 | 2.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 2.90% | 3 | 4.35% | 69 |
| 22-24 | 1 | 1.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1.20% | 1 | 1.20% | 83 |
| > 24 | 13 | 8.55% | 3 | 1.97% | 3 | 1.97% | 6 | 3.95% | 152 |
| Overall | 16 | 4.64% | 3 | 0.87% | 7* | 2.03% | 12 | 3.48% | 345 |
| Nation of Origin | |||||||||
| Africa | 14 | 4.90% | 1 | 0.35% | 1 | 0.35% | 11 | 3.85% | 286 |
| South America | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 |
| Eastern Europe | 2 | 3.51% | 2 | 3.51% | 6 | 10.53% | 1 | 1.75% | 57 |
| Overall | 16 | 4.64% | 3 | 0.87% | 7 | 2.03% | 12 | 3.48% | 345 |
| Prostitution Duration | |||||||||
| ≤ 1 year | 3 | 2.83% | 1 | 0.94% | 6 | 5.66% | 1 | 0.94% | 106 |
| ≤ 2 year | 4 | 5.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 5.19% | 77 |
| > 2 year | 7 | 6.93% | 1 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 4.95% | 101 |
| Not reported | 2 | 3.28% | 1 | 1.64% | 1 | 1.64% | 2 | 3.28% | 61 |
| Overall | 16 | 4.64% | 3 | 0.87% | 7 | 2.03% | 12 | 3.48% | 345 |
*
3/7 women with positive syphilis screening test had both history and serology (VDRL negative) consistent with previously treated episodes of syphilis; 1 had evidence of active disease and 3 had latent infections.