Understanding male sexual behaviour in planning HIV prevention programmes: Lessons from Laos, a low prevalence country

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-138

  Toole, Michael J ^a,b   Coghlan, B ^b   Xeuatvongsa, A ^c   Holmes, W R ^b   Pheualavong, S ^d   Chanlivong, N ^d  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEX WORKER; MARRIAGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 33645800407     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.016923     Document Type: Article

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