Determinants of HIV prevalence among female sex workers in four south Indian states: Analysis of cross-sectional surveys in twenty-three districts

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages

  Ramesh, Banadakoppa M ^a,b   Moses, Stephen ^a   Washington, Reynold ^a,b,c   Isac, Shajy ^b   Mohapatra, Bidhubhushan ^b   Mahagaonkar, Sangameshwar B ^b   Adhikary, Rajatashuvra ^d   Brahmam, Ginnela N V ^e   Paranjape, Ramesh S ^f   Subramanian, Thilakavathi ^g   Blanchard, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

^c ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^f NATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^g National Institute of Epidemiology   (India)

Author keywords

Female sex worker; HIV prevalence; India; Sex work typology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 58849159233     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000343762.54831.5c     Document Type: Article

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