Condom Use among Female Commercial Sex Workers and Male Clients in Hong Kong

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 287-289

  Wong, K H ^a   Lee, S S ^a   Lo, Y C ^a   Lo, K K ^b  

^a Department of Health ^*  (China)

^b Department of Health   (China)

Author keywords

Condom; HIV; Hong Kong; STD; STD clinic attendants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ASIA; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN ASIA; ECONOMIC FACTORS; FAMILY PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; HONG KONG; INTERVIEWS; MARKETING; PROMOTION; PROSTITUTES--WOMEN; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX BEHAVIOR; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0028243481     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095646249400500412     Document Type: Article

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