Male sex workers in Moscow, Russia: A pilot study of demographics, substance use patterns, and prevalence of HIV-1 and sexually transmitted infections

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-118

  Baral, Stefan ^a   Kizub, Darya ^a   Masenior, Nicole Franck ^a   Peryskina, Alena ^b   Stachowiak, Julie ^b   Stibich, Mark ^c   Moguilny, Vladimir ^b   Beyrer, Chris ^a  

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

^b AIDS Infoshare   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Male sex worker; Moscow; MSM; Russia; STI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYPHILIS; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONDOMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOSCOW; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949599234     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903012551     Document Type: Article

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