Prevalence of psychological problems and relationships with condom use and HIV prevention behaviors among Chinese female sex workers in Hong Kong

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

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 659-668

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Tsui, H Y ^a   Ho, Shara P Y ^c   Wong, Eric ^a   Yang, X ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Community Health Organisation for Intervention Care and Empowerment ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; female sex workers; HIV STD; Hong Kong, China; mental health; sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHINESE; CONDOM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL STRESS; PESSIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953725988     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903431314     Document Type: Article

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