Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis C virus infection among female drug injecting sex workers in Glasgow

A. Taylor; S.J. Hutchinson; G. Gilchrist; S. Cameron; S. Carr; D.J. Goldberg

doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-11

Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis C virus infection among female drug injecting sex workers in Glasgow

A. Taylor, S.J. Hutchinson, G. Gilchrist, S. Cameron, S. Carr, D.J. Goldberg

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Abstract

Few studies of the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have focussed on women who work as street sex workers to finance their drug use. The investigators report the survey findings of such a population in Glasgow. All women attending the health and social care drop-in centre, situated in Glasgow's "Red Light Area", during a four-week period in 1999 were invited to participate in a survey involving the provision of a saliva sample for anonymous HCV testing and the self-completion of a questionnaire seeking demographic, sexual and injecting practice data.

Original language	English
Journal	Harm Reduction Journal
Volume	5
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-5-11
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

hepatitis C
public health
drug use

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