Human alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) among female sex workers from Brazil: cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling.
Lyana Rodrigues Pinto LimaNathália Alves Araujo AlmeidaMarco Aurélio Pereira HortaVinicius S BeloAlexandre Santos da SilvaGina Jonasson Mousquer CapelinFernanda Rodas Pires FernandesMarco Antonio Moreira PugaGrazielli Rocha de RezendeTayana Serpa Ortiz TanakaLisie Souza CastroAna Rita Coimbra Motta-CastroVanessa Salete de PaulaPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2020)
Despite the impact of FSWs in public health policies with the dissemination of sexually transmitted infections, there have been few studies performed regarding the prevalence of HSV-2 in Brazil, making it difficult to implement any control or preventative measures. The results produced here using an RDS methodology demonstrated a high prevalence, risk behaviours and primary infection among the FSWs. These results reinforce the need to implement control and preventative measures for HSV-2 infection in this population.