Peer norms and consistent condom use with female sex workers among male clients in Sichuan province, China

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 832-839

  Yang, Cui ^a   Latkin, Carl ^a   Luan, Rongsheng ^b   Nelson, Kenrad ^a  

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

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Commercial sex; Condoms; Female sex workers; HIV; Male sex clients; Peer norms

Indexed keywords

CONDOM USE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHINA; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSTITUTION; SAMPLING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

EID: 77955086693     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.039     Document Type: Article

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