The role of relationship intimacy in consistent condom use among female sex workers and their regular paying partners in the Dominican Republic

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 463-470

  Murray, Laura ^a   Moreno, Luis ^b   Rosario, Santo ^b   Ellen, Jonathan ^c   Sweat, Michael ^a   Kerrigan, Deanna ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral COIN Santo Domingo   (Dominican Republic)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; Dominican Republic; Female sex workers; HIV AIDS; Intimacy; Male clients

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGOTIATING; PROSTITUTION; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 34147094077     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9184-5     Document Type: Article

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