Microbicide acceptability among female sex workers in Beijing, China: Results from a pilot study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1377-1384

  Han, Lin ^a   Lv, Fan ^b   Xu, Peng ^b   Zhang, Guolei ^c   Juniper, Naomi S ^b   Wu, Zhenglai ^d  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

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

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

^d PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349197837     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1239     Document Type: Article

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