Safety first, then condoms: Commercial sex, risky behavior, and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Managua, Nicaragua

Feminist Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 37-65

  Willman, Alys ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Nicaragua; Public policy; Risky behavior; Sex work; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849145874     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700802262931     Document Type: Article

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