Young clients of hotel-based sex workers in bangladesh: Vulnerability to HIV, risk perceptions, and expressed needs for interventions

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-182

  Gazi, Rukhsana ^a   Khan, Sharful Islam ^b   Haseen, Fariha ^a   Sarma, Haribondhu ^a   Islam, Mohammad Ashraful ^a   Wirtz, Andrea L ^c   Rahman, Motiur ^d  

^a ICDDRB Division of Health Systems and Infectious Diseases   (Bangladesh)

^b ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Clients; HIV; Hotel based sex workers; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949407376     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317610903178675     Document Type: Article

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