Sexually transmitted infections and sexual behaviour among commercial sex workers in a rural district of Malawi

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-188

  Zachariah, R ^a,f   Spielmann, M P ^a   Harries, A D ^b   Nkhoma, W ^c   Chantulo, A ^d   Arendt, V ^e  

^a Medecins Frontieres Luxembourg   (Malawi)

^b Natl TB Ctrl Program/DFID Advisor   (Malawi)

^c National AIDS Control Programme   (Malawi)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^e Dept of Trop/Infectious Diseases ^*  (Luxembourg)

^f Medecins Frontieres Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Condom; Malawi; Sex worker; STI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037341859     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203762869197     Document Type: Article

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