Talking the talk, walking the walk: Social network norms, communication patterns, and condom use among the male partners of female sex workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2037-2044

  Barrington, Clare ^a,b   Latkin, Carl ^c   Sweat, Michael D ^d   Moreno, Luis ^e   Ellen, Jonathan ^f   Kerrigan, Deanna ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral COIN Santo Domingo   (Dominican Republic)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g FORD FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Female sex work; HIV; Male clients; Norms; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CONDOM USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; VULNERABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES; LA ROMANA;

EID: 65749118180     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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