A study comparing sexually transmitted infections and hiv among ex-red-light district and non-red-light district sex workers after the demolition of baina red-light district

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-257

  Shahmanesh, Maryam ^a,b,f   Wayal, Sonali ^b,c   Copas, Andrew ^a   Patel, Vikram ^b,d,e   Mabey, David ^d   Cowan, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Positive People   (India)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e Mortimer Market Centre ^*

^f ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Female; HIV infection; India; Prostitution; Public health; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349694499     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181ab6d75     Document Type: Article

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