Epidemiology of HIV infection among brothel-based sex workers in Kolkata, India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-235

  Sarkar, Kamalesh ^a   Bal, B ^a   Mukherjee, R ^a   Niyogi, S K ^a   Saha, M K ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Disease transmission; HIV infections; India; Prostitution; Sex behaviour; Sex workers; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PENIS DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 27744552273     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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