A comparative study of condom use and self-reported sexually transmitted infections between foreign Asian and local clients of sex workers in Singapore

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 439-445

  Wong, Mee Lian ^a,c   Chan, Roy K W ^b   Koh, David ^a   Barrett, Mark E ^a   Chew, Suok Kai ^b   Wee, Sharon S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION GROUPS; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21044434340     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000168279.05452.ad     Document Type: Review

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