Health-seeking behaviour for sexually transmitted infections and HIV testing among female sex workers in Vietnam

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 878-887

  Ngo, A D ^a,b   Ratliff, E A ^b   Mccurdy, S A ^b   Ross, M W ^b   Markham, C ^b   Pham, H T B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONORRHEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VIET NAM;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIETNAM;

EID: 34548084032     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120601163078     Document Type: Article

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