Evidence of changes in sexual behaviours among male factory workers in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 51-59

  Mekonnen, Yared ^a   Sanders, Eduard ^a   Aklilu, Mathias ^a   Tsegaye, Aster ^a   Rinke De Wit, Tobias F ^a   Schaap, Ab ^a   Wolday, Dawit ^a   Geskus, Ronald ^b   Coutinho, Roel A ^b   Fontanet, Arnaud L ^a,b,c  

^a Ethio Netherlands AIDS Research Project ENARP   (Ethiopia)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Genital discharge; Genital ulcer; HIV; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; COUNSELING; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 3543130057     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000042952.95433.30     Document Type: Article

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