The 'healthy brothel': The context of clinical services for sex workers in Hillbrow, South Africa

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 451-463

  Stadler, Jonathan ^a   Delany, Sinead ^a  

^a Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health seeking behaviours; HIV AIDS; Mobile clinics; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33747712086     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600872107     Document Type: Article

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