PMID- 8254475
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940107
LR  - 20200220
IS  - 0894-9255 (Print)
IS  - 0894-9255 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 12
DP  - 1993 Dec
TI  - Demographic characteristics of retroviral infections (HIV-1, HIV-2, and HTLV-I) 
      among female professional sex workers in Lagos, Nigeria.
PG  - 1358-63
AB  - In 1990/1991, 885 prostitutes residing in 11 of the 12 Local Government Areas 
      (LGAs) of Lagos State, Nigeria, participated in a cross-sectional study to 
      determine current seroprevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus 
      type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2), and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I 
      (HTLV-I). The overall prevalence of HIV-1 was 12.3%, of HIV-2, 2.1%, and of 
      HTLV-I, 2.8%. HIV-1 seropositivity did not vary significantly by age, 
      socioeconomic class, or nationality, but HIV-1 seroprevalence was significantly 
      elevated for prostitutes resident in the Port area of Lagos which serves as a 
      crossroads for international and national commerce (OR = 2.3; 95% CI = 1.1, 4.6). 
      HIV-2 infection was significantly associated with low socioeconomic class (OR = 
      3.7; 95% CI = 1.2, 10.8) and non-Nigerian nationality (OR = 6.7; 95% CI = 2.5, 
      18.4). Prevalence of HTLV-I infection increased significantly with age (OR = 2.3; 
      95% CI = 1.0, 5.3). The high seroprevalence of HIV-1 in this survey, compared 
      with previous surveys reported in the last several years and the correlation 
      between high prevalence and areas of international commerce suggest that HIV-1 is 
      spreading in this area of Nigeria. Intensified prevention campaigns are needed to 
      address this possible emerging epidemic.
FAU - Dada, A J
AU  - Dada AJ
AD  - Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC.
FAU - Oyewole, F
AU  - Oyewole F
FAU - Onofowokan, R
AU  - Onofowokan R
FAU - Nasidi, A
AU  - Nasidi A
FAU - Harris, B
AU  - Harris B
FAU - Levin, A
AU  - Levin A
FAU - Diamondstone, L
AU  - Diamondstone L
FAU - Quinn, T C
AU  - Quinn TC
FAU - Blattner, W A
AU  - Blattner WA
LA  - eng
GR  - N01-CP-85603/CP/NCI NIH HHS/United States
GR  - N01-CP-95612/CP/NCI NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988)
JT  - Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
JID - 8812597
RN  - 0 (HIV Antibodies)
RN  - 0 (HTLV-I Antibodies)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Antibodies/blood
MH  - HIV Infections/*epidemiology
MH  - HIV Seroprevalence
MH  - HIV-1/*immunology
MH  - HIV-2/*immunology
MH  - HTLV-I Antibodies/blood
MH  - HTLV-I Infections/*epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nigeria/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Sex Work
MH  - Social Class
MH  - Urban Population
EDAT- 1993/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1993/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 1993/12/01 00:00
PHST- 1993/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1993/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1993/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1993 Dec;6(12):1358-63.