Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B andHepatitis C Virus Antibodies and Hepatitis B Antigen AmongCommercial Sex Workers in Japan

Ishi, Kazuhisa; Suzuku, Fujihiko; Saito, Akira; Yoshimoto, Shinsaku; Kubota, Takeyoshi

doi:10.1155/s1064744901000357

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“…The 6.2% prevalence of HBsAg carriers among female CSWs in our study is higher than that reported in previous studies of female CSWs in Japan, 14 Uruguay, 18 and South Korea, 11 and in male CSWs in Australia. 17 It is also higher than that in the general female population of South Korea, 1,3,20 in which prevalence ranges from 1.4% to 5%.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Terraut estimated the average seroprevalence of antibodies to HCV among female sex workers to be at 6% in the United States; 6 Laurent and others reported a seroprevalence of 6.6% in the Congo, 13 and Ishi and others reported a seroprevalence of 3.2% in Japan. 14 The HCV seroprevalence of 1.4% in female CSWs in our study is lower than that in most previous reports except another for a report from Japan, 15 and is lower than that in the general female population in South Korea. 16 In addition, CSWs in other countries show a higher seroprevalence than in our study, 8,13,17 despite some differences in the study designs.…”

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confidence: 79%

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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in South Korea Who Are Not Intravenous Drug Users

Kweon

Shin²,

Song³

et al. 2006

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Several previous studies have reported a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among commercial sex workers (CSWs), but the situation is often compounded by coexisting factors, such as intravenous drug use. We conducted a seroepidemiologic study of 1,527 female CSWs in South Korea. All participants tested negative for human immunodeficiency virus and were not illicit intravenous drug users (IDUs). Twenty-one participants (1.4%) were positive for antibodies to HCV. According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis, a history of acupuncture and diabetes mellitus were associated with the seroprevalence of HCV, whereas time spent as a CSW showed only borderline significance. Sexual activity was not an independent predictor of increased risk for HCV infection in female CSWs who had never been illicit IDUs.

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confidence: 79%

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in South Korea Who Are Not Intravenous Drug Users

Kweon

Shin²,

Song³

et al. 2006

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…The mean age of participants for all studies ranged from 23.0 to 39.3 years of age. Most studies featured only female participants [ 27 , 29 , 42 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 64 , 67 , 68 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 107 , ...…”

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Sex Worker Health Outcomes in High-Income Countries of Varied Regulatory Environments: A Systematic Review

McCann

Crawford

Hallett

2021

IJERPH

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There is significant debate regarding the regulation of the sex industry, with a complex range of cultural, political and social factors influencing regulatory models which vary considerably between and within countries. This systematic review examined the available evidence on the relationship between different approaches to sex industry regulation in high-income countries, and associated effects on sex worker health status. Objectives included identification of sex worker health outcomes, including sexual health, substance use and experience of stigma and violence. A search was performed electronically in eight scholarly databases which yielded 95 articles which met the criteria for inclusion. Findings suggested that sex workers in legalised and decriminalized countries demonstrated greater health outcomes, including awareness of health conditions and risk factors.

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“…The estimated HCV prevalence was 1–1.9%. Published estimates come from a large number of blood donor (138, 143–149) and subgroup‐based studies throughout the country from 1991 to 2010 (140, 141, 145, 147, 150–184). A study of pregnant women in 1990–1994 found a prevalence of 0.3% in women <40, and 1.8% in women over 40, suggestive of the importance of historical risk factors (140).…”

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confidence: 99%

A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Asia, Australia and Egypt

Sievert

Altraif

Razavi

et al. 2011

Liver International

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Background: The hepatitis C pandemic has been systematically studied and characterized in North America and Europe, but this important public health problem has not received equivalent attention in other regions. Aim: The objective of this systematic review was to characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in selected countries of Asia, Australia and Egypt, i.e. in a geographical area inhabited by over 40% of the global population. Methodology: Data references were identified through indexed journals and non‐indexed sources. In this work, 7770 articles were reviewed and 690 were selected based on their relevance. Results: We estimated that 49.3–64.0 million adults in Asia, Australia and Egypt are anti‐HCV positive. China alone has more HCV infections than all of Europe or the Americas. While most countries had prevalence rates from 1 to 2% we documented several with relatively high prevalence rates, including Egypt (15%), Pakistan (4.7%) and Taiwan (4.4%). Nosocomial infection, blood transfusion (before screening) and injection drug use were identified as common risk factors in the region. Genotype 1 was common in Australia, China, Taiwan and other countries in North Asia, while genotype 6 was found in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. In India and Pakistan genotype 3 was predominant, while genotype 4 was found in Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Conclusion: We recommend implementation of surveillance systems to guide effective public health policy that may lead to the eventual curtailment of the spread of this pandemic infection.

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Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B andHepatitis C Virus Antibodies and Hepatitis B Antigen AmongCommercial Sex Workers in Japan

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in South Korea Who Are Not Intravenous Drug Users

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Female Commercial Sex Workers in South Korea Who Are Not Intravenous Drug Users

Sex Worker Health Outcomes in High-Income Countries of Varied Regulatory Environments: A Systematic Review

A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Asia, Australia and Egypt

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