Knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviour of female sex workers in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-86

  Bruce, Eunice ^a   Bauai, Ludwina ^b   Yeka, William ^c   Sapuri, Mathias ^d   Keogh, Louise ^a   Kaldor, John ^e   Fairley, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Pacific Adventist University   (Papua New Guinea)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d Pacific International Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; FEMALE SEX WORKER; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEW GUINEA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTITUTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149142324     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09089     Document Type: Letter

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