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  • Title: NGOs and public sector collaborate in Calcutta red light district.
    Journal: Glob AIDSnews; 1993; (3):7. PubMed ID: 12287378.
    Abstract:
    Although treating and preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) help reduce the spread of HIV, data must be obtained on the types and levels of these STDs, as well as the behavioral factors leading to their spread, before effective prevention interventions may be developed and implemented. To that end, the Department of Epidemiology of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, the World Health Organization, the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, the Calcutta National Medical College, and the Society for Community Development joined forces to conduct a STD/HIV survey and intervention project for prostitutes and clients in Sonagachi, a red light area in Calcutta. The cluster sample community-based survey of sexual practices and STD/HIV prevalence was the first of its kind in India. The survey revealed STD prevalences up to 50% among the prostitutes, but an HIV prevalence of only slightly more than 1%. These findings suggest an urgent need for general health care services in the area emphasizing the prevention and treatment of STDs. An integrated intervention project financially supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development was therefore developed to prevent the spread of STDs and HIV among prostitutes and their clients. The project provides basic health care services for prostitutes through a public health clinic on premises provided by a local youth club; provides educational programs and activities based on peer education and training, with materials developed for prostitutes and clients; and promotes and provides condoms.
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