A study of commercial sex and HIV/STI-related risk factors among hospitality girls in entertainment establishments in Wuhan, China

Sexual Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-144

  Wei, Shan Bo ^a,c   Chen, Zhong Dan ^b   Zhou, Wang ^b   Wu, Feng Bo ^a   Li, Si Ping ^b   Shan, Jian Guo ^b  

^a Wuhan Health Bureau   (China)

^b Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644671375     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH03011     Document Type: Article

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