Changes in the prevalence of HIV-related behaviors and perceptions among 1832 injecting drug users in Sichuan, China

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-335

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a,g   Zhang, Linglin ^b   Zhang, Yun ^c   Wang, Ning ^d   Lau, Mason ^a   Tsui, Hi Yi ^a   Zhang, Jianxin ^e   Cheng, Feng ^f  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Management Office of China UK HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project   (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 41149131328     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181614364     Document Type: Article

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