A behaviour sentinel surveillance for female sex workers in the Social Hygiene Service in Hong Kong (1999-2000)

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 815-820

  Chan, Michael Kam Tim ^a   Ho, King Man ^a   Lo, Kuen Kong ^a  

^a West Kowloon Health Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

FSWs; Hong Kong; Sentinel behaviour surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONDOM; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PHILIPPINES; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; THAILAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036897002     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646202321020071     Document Type: Article

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