Sex preparation and diaphragm acceptability in sex work in Nairobi, Kenya

Sexual Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-268

  Sharma, Anjali ^a,b,g   Bukusi, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Posner, Samuel ^d   Feldman, Douglas ^e   Ngugi, Elizabeth ^c   Cohen, Craig R ^f  

^a KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROSTITUTION; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CAP; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA FLORA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; KENYA; LUBRICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33751185351     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH06021     Document Type: Article

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