Validity of self-reported 'safe sex' among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya - PSA analysis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Gallo, Maria F ^a,d   Behets, F M ^b   Steiner, M J ^a   Thomsen, S C ^a   Ombidi, W ^c   Luchters, S ^c   Toroitich Ruto, C ^a   Hobbs, M M ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural research; Biological markers; Condoms; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; DATA COLLECTION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTITUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VAGINA;

EID: 33847201819     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207779949899     Document Type: Article

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