HIV testing among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India
Dandona, R.; Dandona, L.; Kumar, G.Anil.; Gutierrez, J.Pablo.; McPherson, S.; Bertozzi, S.M.
Aids 19(17): 2033-2036
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0269-9370 PMID: 16260912 Document Number: 257538
Of 6648 female sex workers (FSW) in 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh state in India, only 7.9% reported having undergone HIV testing, and three-quarters of the rest were unwilling to undergo HIV testing in the future. The risk of HIV infection as a result of the non-use of condoms was higher among FSW who reported not having been tested and were also unwilling to get tested, and they also held significantly more negative beliefs about HIV/AIDS.
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