Childcare practices of commercial sex workers

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 382-389

  Chege, M N ^a   Kabiru, E W ^a   Mbithi, J N ^a   Bwayo, J J ^a  

^a Kenya Medical Training College Nairobi   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BATH; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; LAUNDRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0036630094     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v79i7.8844     Document Type: Article

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