The influence of power, poverty and agency in the negotiation of condom use for female sex workers in mainland China

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 489-503

  Choi, Susanne Y P ^a   Holroyd, Eleanor ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Condom use; Poverty; Power; Sex work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKENNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POVERTY; POWERLESSNESS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; THREAT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POVERTY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 34547911787     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050701220446     Document Type: Article

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