A sexual risk reduction interventionfor female sex workers in Mexico: Design and Baseline characteristics

Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-137

  Patterson, Thomas L ^a   Semple, Shirley J ^a   Fraga, Miguel ^b   Bucardo, Jesus ^a   De la Torre, Adela ^c   Salazar Reyna, Juan ^d   Orozovich, Prisci ^a   Orozco, Hugo Salvado Staines ^e   Amaro, Hortensia ^f   Magis Rodriguez, Carlos ^g   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^f NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g National Program for AIDS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Intervention; Prostitution; Sex work; Sexually transmitted infections; Trial

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONDOM USE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LATINO PEOPLE; PROSTITUTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751211566     PISSN: 15381501     EISSN: 1538151X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J187v05n02_09     Document Type: Article

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