Syphilis among female sex workers in Indonesia: Need and opportunity for intervention

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 377-383

  Majid, Nurholis ^a   Bollen, Liesbeth ^a   Morineau, Guy ^a   Daily, Syaiful Fahmi ^b   Mustikawati, Dyah E ^c   Agus, Nurhayati ^a   Anartati, Atiek Sulistyarni ^a   Natpratan, Chawalit ^a   Magnani, Robert ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDONESIA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958029995     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.041269     Document Type: Article

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