Sexually transmitted disease symptom management behaviours among female sex workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 324-328

  Alibayeva, G ^a   Todd, Catherine S ^b   Khakimov, M M ^a   Giyasova, G M ^a   Botros, B A ^c   Carr, J K ^d   Bautista, C T ^d   Sanchez, J L ^d   Earhart, K C ^c  

^a Ministry of Health Uzbekistan   (Uzbekistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^d HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; Self treatment; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmitted infections; Uzbekistan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SELF CARE; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UZBEKISTAN; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF MEDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 34447130889     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207780749637     Document Type: Article

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