Prevalence and predictors of HIV infection among female sex workers in Kaiyuan City, Yunnan Province, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-169

  Wang, Haibo ^a   Chen, Ray Y ^b   Ding, Guowei ^a   Ma, Yanling ^c   Ma, Jianguo ^d   Jiao, Jin Hua ^e   Wu, Zhenglai ^a   Sharp, Gerald B ^b   Wang, Ning ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Kaiyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Condom; Female sex workers; HIV; Injection drug users; Sex work venues; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849110809     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.1229     Document Type: Article

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