Comparison of Sexual and Drug Use Behaviors Between Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:30:33Z
Fecha de publicación2006-01-01
ResumenFemale sex workers (FSWs) have been documented to have high rates of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV in many parts of the world. However, little work has been done to characterize the prevalence of these infections along the U.S.-Mexican border, where sexual tourism and culturally sanctioned sex work among nationals is widespread. The objective of this study was to compare differences in background characteristics, HIV risk behaviors, drug use, and sexually transmitted infection/HIV prevalence between FSWs who participated in a behavioral risk intervention in two U.S.-Mexican border cities. Baseline data were collected from March 2004 through September 2005. Data from 295 FSWs were compared between Tijuana and Ciudad (Cd.) Juarez. Among 155 FSWs in Tijuana and 140 in Cd. Juarez, HIV seroprevalence was 4.8% and 4.9%, respectively. FSWs in Cd. Juarez were more likely to test positive for active syphilis (31.3%) compared with Tijuana (11.8%) but did not differ in terms of the prevalence of gonorrhea and chlamydia. FSWs in both sites reported high levels of unprotected sex and use of drugs; however, FSWs in Cd. Juarez were more likely than those in Tijuana to ever have injected drugs (75% vs. 25%, p <.001). Heroin and cocaine use and injection drug use were significantly more common in Cd. Juarez, whereas methamphetamine use was more common in Tijuana. Injection of vitamins was common in both cities. Logistic regression analyses suggested that being younger, working in Cd. Juarez, and using heroin or cocaine were independently associated with active syphilis infection. In Tijuana, methamphetamine use was strongly associated with active syphilis infection. These preliminary results suggest that risk profiles for HIV/sexually transmitted infection among FSWs in these two Mexico-U.S. border cities differ, suggesting a need to tailor interventions to the specific needs in each city.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10826080600847852es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/2536
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialTaylor & Francises_ES
RelaciónSubstance Use & Misusees_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1080/10826080600847852es_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteSubstance Use & Misuse
Palabra claveMedicinees_ES
Palabra claveSyphilises_ES
Palabra claveHeroines_ES
Palabra claveSex workes_ES
Palabra claveChlamydiaes_ES
Palabra claveDemographyes_ES
Palabra claveGonorrheaes_ES
Palabra claveEnvironmental healthes_ES
Palabra claveSeroprevalencees_ES
Palabra claveHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)es_ES
Palabra claveDruges_ES
Palabra clavePsychiatryes_ES
ClasificaciónSex work and related issueses_ES
TítuloComparison of Sexual and Drug Use Behaviors Between Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorPatterson, Thomas L.
AutorSemple, Shirley J.
AutorFraga, Miguel
AutorBucardo, Jesús
AutorTorre, Adela de la
AutorSalazar, Juan
AutorOrozovich, Prisci
AutorStaines, Hugo
AutorAmaro, Hortensia
AutorMagis‐Rodríguez, Carlos
AutorStrathdee, Steffanie A.
AutorPatterson, Thomas L.es_ES
AutorSemple, Shirley J.es_ES
AutorFraga, Migueles_ES
AutorBucardo, Jesúses_ES
AutorTorre, Adela de laes_ES
AutorSalazar, Juanes_ES
AutorOrozovich, Priscies_ES
AutorStaines, Hugoes_ES
AutorAmaro, Hortensiaes_ES
AutorMagis‐Rodríguez, Carloses_ES
AutorStrathdee, Steffanie A.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número10-12es_ES
Rango de páginas1535-1549es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1080/10826080600847852
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen41es_ES

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