Low educational level: A risk factor for sexually transmitted infections among commercial sex workers in Quito, Ecuador

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 264-267

  Solomon, M M ^a   Smith, M J ^b   Del Rio, Carlos ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial disease; Educational level; Prevention; Sex workers; South America; Women

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECUADOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECUADOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 44349102415     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007181     Document Type: Article

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