HIV, Syphilis, and Behavioral Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers before and after Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs in a High Drug-Using Area of China

Li Zhang; Shu Liang; Weixia Lu; Stephen W. Pan; Benli Song; Qianping Liu; Yunan Xu; Hui Dong; Hui Xing; Yiming Shao; Yuhua Ruan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084950

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HIV, Syphilis, and Behavioral Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers before and after Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs in a High Drug-Using Area of China

Li Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, Shu Liang, Weixia Lu

Affiliation Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Shu Liang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, Shu Liang, Weixia Lu

Affiliation Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Weixia Lu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, Shu Liang, Weixia Lu

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
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Stephen W. Pan,

Affiliation The School of Population and Public Health University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Benli Song,

Affiliation Xichang Center for STD and Leprosy Control, Xichang City, Sichuan, China
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Qianping Liu,

Affiliation Xichang Center for STD and Leprosy Control, Xichang City, Sichuan, China
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Yunan Xu,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
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Hui Dong,

Affiliation Beijing Youth Politics College, Beijing, China
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Hui Xing,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
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Yiming Shao,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
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Yuhua Ruan

* E-mail: ruanyuhua92@gmail.com

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
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HIV, Syphilis, and Behavioral Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers before and after Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs in a High Drug-Using Area of China

Li Zhang,
Shu Liang,
Weixia Lu,
Stephen W. Pan,
Benli Song,
Qianping Liu,
Yunan Xu,
Hui Dong,
Hui Xing,
Yiming Shao

Published: January 8, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084950

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