Objective To explore the prevalence of HIV,sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and associated factors among medium/low level female sex workers (FSWs) in an under-developed city in Guangdong province. Methods FSWs were reached by probability proportionate to size sampling through mapping. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate data on demographic characteristics,sexual behaviors,condom use and drug use. 5 ml blood samples were collected to test for human immunodeficiency virus(HIV),syphilis and HSV-2. Results The prevalence rates of HIV,syphilis and HSV-2 were 0.3%(2/575),4.9%(28/575) and 30.6%(176/575) respectively,and 32.2%(185/575) for STDs. Results from multivariate unconditional logistic regression model indicated that drug use (OR=3.91,95%CI:1.17-13.03) was the independent risk factor for STDs infection. Risks as ever accepted intervention program (OR=0.14,95%CI:0.04-0.52),with higher education level (OR=0.40,95%CI:0.19-0.83) and medium-fee charged FSWs(OR=0.27,95% CI:0.09-0.79) were protective factors for STDs. Conclusion Sources of STDs and related risk factors were comprehensive among medium/low FSWs,especially for the latter,whith all calling for multi-sector cooperation to explore the effective intervention program in this population.

OBJECTIVETo explore the prevalence of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and associated factors among medium/low level female sex workers (FSWs) in an under-developed city in Guangdong province.

METHODSFSWs were reached by probability proportionate to size sampling through mapping. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate data on demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, condom use and drug use. 5 ml blood samples were collected to test for human immunodeficiency virus(HIV), syphilis and HSV-2.

RESULTSThe prevalence rates of HIV, syphilis and HSV-2 were 0.3% (2/575), 4.9% (28/575) and 30.6% (176/575) respectively, and 32.2% (185/575)for STDs. Results from multivariate unconditional logistic regression model indicated that drug use (OR = 3.91, 95% CI:1.17-13.03) was the independent risk factor for STDs infection. Risks as ever accepted intervention program (OR = 0.14, 95% CI:0.04-0.52), with higher education level (OR = 0.40, 95% CI:0.19-0.83)and medium-fee charged FSWs(OR = 0.27, 95% CI:0.09-0.79) were protective factors for STDs.

CONCLUSIONSources of STDs and related risk factors were comprehensive among medium/low FSWs, especially for the latter, with all calling for multi-sector cooperation to explore the effective intervention program in this population.

Adult ; China ; epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; HIV Infections ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Sex Work ; statistics & numerical data ; Sex Workers ; statistics & numerical data ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; epidemiology ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE: To detect the genetic variant of a child with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) and to find out the causation of the illness. METHODS: Gene variant was identified by the second generation targeted sequencing and Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: The gene sequencing revealed that the RUNX2 gene had c.196C>T(p.Glu66*) nonsense variant, which was predicted to be a pathogenic variant according to the ACMG guidelines(PVS1+PS2). CONCLUSION The variant of c.196C > T in the RUNX2 gene may be the cause of the child with CCD, and the novel variant enriches the RUNX2 gene variant spectrum.
Asians/genetics* ; Child ; China ; Cleidocranial Dysplasia/genetics* ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit/genetics* ; Humans ; Mutation