Drug use and sexual risk behaviours among female Russian IDUs who exchange sex for money or drugs

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 343-347

  Benotsch, E G ^a   Somlai, A M ^a   Pinkerton, S D ^a   Kelly, J A ^a   Ostrovski, D ^c   Gore Felton, C ^a   Kozlov, A P ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Biomedical Center   (Russian Federation)

^c Vozvrastcheniye Foundation   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

HIV; Intravenous drug use; Prostitution; Risk estimates; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONEY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDLE SHARING; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; RUSSIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 2442630300     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646204323012850     Document Type: Article

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