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Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome
Background: Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at high risk for acquisition and transmission of sexually transmission infections (STIs). Although several studies investigated the diffusion of STIs in this population, none of them investigated the occurrence of helminth infections in FSW coming from endem...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9961054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36839546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020274 |
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author | Marrone, Rosalia Mekombi, Clarisse Merline Baraghin, Adela Borecha, Bezualem Yigezu Perandin, Francesca Ragusa, Andrea Ashamole, Dorothy Ukegbu Mirisola, Concetta Diku, Mbiye |
author_facet | Marrone, Rosalia Mekombi, Clarisse Merline Baraghin, Adela Borecha, Bezualem Yigezu Perandin, Francesca Ragusa, Andrea Ashamole, Dorothy Ukegbu Mirisola, Concetta Diku, Mbiye |
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description | Background: Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at high risk for acquisition and transmission of sexually transmission infections (STIs). Although several studies investigated the diffusion of STIs in this population, none of them investigated the occurrence of helminth infections in FSW coming from endemic regions. This study aims to assess the prevalence of STIs and helminth infections in a cohort of FSWs. Method: authors conducted a prevalent, observational, and descriptive study on 97 Nigerian FSWs aged 17 to 52 years from January to December 2020. Results: a total of 97 FSWs were recruited. Of these, only 82 had completed screening for hepatitis B, C, syphilis, and HIV, while all 97 were screened for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis. The prevalence of STIs among FSWs in Rome was lower than in other European countries. The overall prevalence of HIV and HBsAg were 1.2%, (1/82) and 2.4% (2/82), respectively, while no case of hepatitis C and syphilis was found. Regarding parasitological screening, the overall prevalence of schistosoma species was 4.1% (4/97) while 5.15% (5/97) were positive for strongyloidiasis. Conclusions: our study shows a low prevalence of STIs in Nigerian FSWs except for Hepatitis B and a higher prevalence of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis. The permanent monitoring of STI and parasitic infections in sex workers coming from Africa is strongly warranted, especially for hepatitis B, schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis, to allow a timely diagnosis and treatment, and to plan preventive strategies. |
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spelling | pubmed-99610542023-02-26 Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome Marrone, Rosalia Mekombi, Clarisse Merline Baraghin, Adela Borecha, Bezualem Yigezu Perandin, Francesca Ragusa, Andrea Ashamole, Dorothy Ukegbu Mirisola, Concetta Diku, Mbiye Pathogens Article Background: Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at high risk for acquisition and transmission of sexually transmission infections (STIs). Although several studies investigated the diffusion of STIs in this population, none of them investigated the occurrence of helminth infections in FSW coming from endemic regions. This study aims to assess the prevalence of STIs and helminth infections in a cohort of FSWs. Method: authors conducted a prevalent, observational, and descriptive study on 97 Nigerian FSWs aged 17 to 52 years from January to December 2020. Results: a total of 97 FSWs were recruited. Of these, only 82 had completed screening for hepatitis B, C, syphilis, and HIV, while all 97 were screened for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis. The prevalence of STIs among FSWs in Rome was lower than in other European countries. The overall prevalence of HIV and HBsAg were 1.2%, (1/82) and 2.4% (2/82), respectively, while no case of hepatitis C and syphilis was found. Regarding parasitological screening, the overall prevalence of schistosoma species was 4.1% (4/97) while 5.15% (5/97) were positive for strongyloidiasis. Conclusions: our study shows a low prevalence of STIs in Nigerian FSWs except for Hepatitis B and a higher prevalence of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis. The permanent monitoring of STI and parasitic infections in sex workers coming from Africa is strongly warranted, especially for hepatitis B, schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis, to allow a timely diagnosis and treatment, and to plan preventive strategies. MDPI 2023-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9961054/ /pubmed/36839546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020274 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Marrone, Rosalia Mekombi, Clarisse Merline Baraghin, Adela Borecha, Bezualem Yigezu Perandin, Francesca Ragusa, Andrea Ashamole, Dorothy Ukegbu Mirisola, Concetta Diku, Mbiye Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome |
title | Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome |
title_full | Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome |
title_fullStr | Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome |
title_full_unstemmed | Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome |
title_short | Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome |
title_sort | screening of schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis and sexually transmitted infections in nigerian female sex workers living in rome |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9961054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36839546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020274 |
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