Acceptability of the female condom among sex workers in Thailand: Results from a prospective study

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 648-654

  Jivasak Apimas, Supanee ^a   Saba, Joseph ^b,h   Chandeying, Verapol ^c   Sakondhavat, Chuanchom ^d   Kiriwat, Orawan ^a   Rugpao, Sungwal ^e   Rojanapithayakorn, Wiwat ^f   Fontanet, Arnaud L ^b,g  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^c Prince Songkla Hospital   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Research Institute for Health Sciences   (Thailand)

^f MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^g MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^h Axios International   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTITUTION; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND;

EID: 0035173267     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200111000-00007     Document Type: Article

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