HIV prevalence and related behaviors among sex workers in Jamaica

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 306-310

  Duncan, Jacqueline ^a   Gebre, Yitades ^b   Grant, Yoran ^c   Wedderburn, Maxine ^d   Byfield, Lovette ^a   Bourne, Deborah ^d   Brown, Marsha ^a   Figueroa, J Peter ^e  

^a National HIV/STI Programme   (Jamaica)

^b Family Health and Disease Managment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Hope Enterprises Ltd   (Jamaica)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JAMAICA; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951681291     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181c6e851     Document Type: Article

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