Factors associated with HIV testing, condom use, and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Nha Trang, Vietnam

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-51

  Grayman, Jesse H ^a,b   Nhan, Do Thi ^c   Huong, Pham Thi ^d,e   Jenkins, Richard A ^d   Carey, James W ^d   West, Gary R ^d,e   Minh, Truong Tan ^f  

^a Northrup Grumman   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Vietnam Natl AIDS Standing Bureau   (Viet Nam)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f Khanh Hoa Dept of Health Service   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Condoms; Sex workers; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; PROSTITUTION; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIET NAM; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIETNAM;

EID: 17644417095     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-1680-5     Document Type: Article

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