Sexual risk-taking and HIV testing among health workers in Zambia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-136

  Kiragu, Karusa ^a   Ngulube, Thabale ^b   Nyumbu, Mutinta ^c   Njobvu, Panganani ^d   Eerens, Peter ^e   Mwaba, Chilufya ^f  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c Red Cross House   (Zambia)

^d Football Association of Zambia   (Zambia)

^e AIM Model District Program   (Uganda)

^f Zambia Health Education and Communication Trust   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Health workers; High risk behavior; HIV testing; Hospitals; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33846446467     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9091-9     Document Type: Article

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