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. 2005 Nov 18;19(17):2033-6.
doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000191921.31808.8c.

HIV testing among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

Rakhi Dandona  1 , Lalit Dandona, G Anil Kumar, Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Sam McPherson, Stefano M Bertozzi; ASCI FPP Study Team
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HIV testing among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

Rakhi Dandona et al. AIDS. .

Abstract

Of 6648 female sex workers (FSW) in 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh state in India, only 7.9% reported having undergone HIV testing, and three-quarters of the rest were unwilling to undergo HIV testing in the future. The risk of HIV infection as a result of the non-use of condoms was higher among FSW who reported not having been tested and were also unwilling to get tested, and they also held significantly more negative beliefs about HIV/AIDS.

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