HIV Antibody Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Sex Workers, Drug Users, and Prisoners in Sindh, Pakistan
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human RetrovirologyPublished 1 May 1998
Shehla Baqi, Naheed Nabi, Syed N. Hasan, Amir Khan, Omrana Pasha, Naila Kayani
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The prevalence of HIV in CSWs, drug users, and prisoners in Sindh is low at present and intervention programs implemented at this stage can make an impact in HIV prevention.
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The prevalence of HIV in CSWs, drug users, and prisoners in Sindh is low at present. Intervention programs implemented at this stage can make an impact in HIV prevention.
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