Indian men's use of commercial sex workers: Prevalence, condom use, and related gender attitudes

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-246

  Decker, Michele R ^a   Miller, Elizabeth ^b   Raj, Anita ^c   Saggurti, Niranjan ^d   Donta, Balaiah ^e   Silverman, Jay G ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Commercial sex; Condom use; Gender attitudes; HIV risk; South Asia

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649123424     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c2fb2e     Document Type: Article

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