Sexually transmitted infection service use and risk factors for HIV infection among female sex workers in Georgetown, Guyana

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 96-101

  Allen, Caroline F ^a   Edwards, Morris ^b   Williamson, Lisa M ^a   Kitson Piggott, Wendy ^c   Wagner, Hans Ulrich ^d   Camara, Bilali ^e   Hospedales, C James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Pan Caribbean AIDS Project (PANCAP)   (Guyana)

^c Caribbean Epidemiology Centre   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^e PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Drug users; Health service use; HIV AIDS; Risk factors; Sex workers; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GUYANA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINAL ULCER;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUYANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33748093236     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000226794.23840.80     Document Type: Article

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