The context of HIV risk behaviours among HIV-positive injection drug users in Viet Nam: Moving toward effective harm reduction

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Thanh, Duong Cong ^a,b   Moland, Karen Marie ^a,c   Fylkesnes, Knut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; MALE; NEEDLE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFE SEX; SYRINGE; VIET NAM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CONDOMS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65149086634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-98     Document Type: Article

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