The relationship between condom use, sexually transmitted diseases, and location of commercial sex transaction among male Hong Kong clients

AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-112

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Tang, Amy S Y ^b   Tsui, H Y ^b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

China; Commercial sex; Condom use; HIV; Hong Kong; STD; Travellers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRAVEL;

EID: 0037415023     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200301030-00014     Document Type: Article

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