HIV and sexually transmitted disease among female sex workers in Benin;VIH et infections sexuellement transmissibles chez les travailleuses du sexe au Bénin

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 457-462

  Ahoyo, A B ^a   Alary, M ^a   Ndour, M ^b   Labbe A C ^c   Ahoussinou, C ^d  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Projet Sida 3 ^*  (Benin)

^c MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Programme National de Lutte Contre le Sida (PNLS)   (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; HIV; Sex workers; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BENIN; CONDOM; FEMALE SEX WORKER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MARRIAGE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WORKER; ADULT; CHLAMYDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BENIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 75349102326     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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