Antibiotic Prophylaxis Among Commercial Sex Workers in Cebu City, Philippines

Sexually Transmitted DiseasesPublished 1 January 1996

ILYA ABELLANOSA, Mark Nichter

DOI10.1097/00007435-199609000-00011

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Self‐treatment with low‐dose prophylactic antibiotics by commercial sex workers in Cebu City, Philippines provides no protection against STD, impedes STD screening efforts, and contributes to antibiotic resistance.

Abstract

Use of prophylactic antibiotics by CSW offers them a false sense of security in a high-risk work environment. Self-treatment with low-dose prophylactic antibiotics provides no protection against STD, impedes STD screening efforts, and contributes to antibiotic resistance. An alarming percentage of CSW consider antibiotics a potential means of protecting themselves against AIDS. Public health interventions focusing on STD and AIDS in developing countries must address current patterns of prophylactic antibiotic use.

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