Changes in HIV-related behaviours over time and associations with rates of HIV-related services coverage among female sex workers in Sichuan, China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-216

  Lau, J T F ^a   Choi, K C ^a   Tsui, H Y ^a   Zhang, L ^b   Zhang, J ^c   Lan, Y ^c   Zhang, Y ^d   Wang, N ^e   Cheng, F ^f   Gu, J ^a  

^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 SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

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

^f FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 45549105118     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.029256     Document Type: Article

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