Sex work in Mexico: Vulnerability of male, travesti, transgender and transsexual sex workers

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-137

  Infante, Cesar ^a   Sosa Rubi, Sandra G ^a   Cuadra, Silvia Magali ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

HIV; Male sex workers; Mexico; Transgender; Transsexual; Travestis

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; PREJUDICE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849108287     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050802431314     Document Type: Article

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