Increases in self-reported consistent condom use among male clients of female sex workers following exposure to an integrated behaviour change programme in four states in southern India

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Lipovsek, Varja ^a   Mukherjee, Amajit ^a   Navin, Deepa ^a   Marjara, Pritpal ^b   Sharma, Aseem ^a   Roy, Kali Prosad ^a  

^a POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX;

EID: 77949886781     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.038497     Document Type: Article

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