Prevalence and correlates of sexual behaviors among Karen villagers in northern Thailand

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-618

  Kobori, Eiko ^a   Visrutaratna, Surasing ^b   Kada, Akiko ^c   Wongchai, Siriporn ^b   Ono Kihara, Masako ^a   Kihara, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chiang Mai Provincial Health Office   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

HIV; Karen; Risk factors; Sexual behaviors; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THAILAND;

EID: 34249712846     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9167-6     Document Type: Article

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