Heavy episodic drinking among Kenyan female sex workers is associated with unsafe sex, sexual violence and sexually transmitted infections

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 764-769

  Chersich, M F ^a,b   Luchters, S M F ^a,b   Malonza, I M ^c   Mwarogo, P ^d   King'ola, N ^a   Temmerman, M ^b  

^a International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR MICROBICIDES   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; HIV; Patterns of drinking; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 38449120044     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207782212342     Document Type: Article

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