Opportunities for woman-initiated HIV prevention methods among female sex workers in southern China

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-201

  Weeks, Margaret R ^a   Abbott, Maryann ^a   Liao, Susu ^b   Yu, Wang ^b   He, Bin ^c   Zhou, Yuejiang ^d   Wei, Liu ^d   Jiang, Jingmei ^e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Hainan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Guangxi Province Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e Chinese Academy of Medical Research   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547122474     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490701263843     Document Type: Article

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