"No Party Hat, No Party": Successful Condom Use in Sex Work in Mexico and the Dominican Republic

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 53-62

  Garcia, Sandra G ^a   Yam, Eileen A ^a   Firestone, Michelle ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

condoms; Dominican Republic; Mexico; sex workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL HYGIENE; TRANSVESTISM; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX;

EID: 33750742797     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)28259-4     Document Type: Article

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