TY - JOUR T1 - Sexually transmitted infections, drug use, and risky sex among female sex workers in Guyana JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 318 LP - 318 DO - 10.1136/sti.76.4.318 VL - 76 IS - 4 AU - Navindra E Persaud AU - Winslow I Klaskala AU - Marianna K Baum AU - Robert C Duncan Y1 - 2000/08/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/76/4/318.abstract N2 - In Guyana, a steep increase in HIV seroprevalence was observed among female commercial sex workers (CSWs) during the last decade; from no evidence of HIV infection in 1988, to 25% in 1993, and 46% in 1997.1–3 The dynamics of transmission as well as the distribution and determinants of high risk sex among them are poorly understood. The aim of this survey was to describe factors that may facilitate HIV transmission in this population. Ethical clearance was obtained from the ministry of health. In 1997, a survey was conducted among 73 street based and 51 brothel based female CSWs. Following verbal consent, a pretested questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers to collect data on sociodemographics, condom use, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), … ER -