Access to condoms for female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 306-312

  Kumar, G Anil ^a,b   Dandona, Rakhi ^a,b   Gutierrez, Juan Pablo ^a,c   McPherson, Sam ^a,d   Bertozzi, Stefano M ^a,c   Dandona, Lalit ^a,b  

^a ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c International HIV AIDS Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^d Ipas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY;

EID: 33847182407     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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