Correlates of paid sex among men who have sex with men in Chennai, India

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 434-438

  Newman, P A ^a   Chakrapani, V ^b   Cook, C ^a   Shunmugam, M ^b   Kakinami, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CONDOMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROSTITUTION; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE;

EID: 57149099236     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.031484     Document Type: Article

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