Perceptions and acceptability of the female condom [Femidom®] amongst commercial sex workers in the Songkla province, Thailand

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 168-172

  Sinpisut, Piyarat ^a   Chandeying, Verapol ^a   Skov, Steven ^b   Uahgowitchai, Charn ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Tri State STD/HIV Project   (Australia)

^c Off Communic Dis Contr Reg 12   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Commercial sex worker; Female condom; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PROTECTION; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTITUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 0031905241     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921800     Document Type: Article

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