Sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Hong Kong: The role of migration status

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Wong, William C W ^a   Yim, Yuet Lin ^b   Lynn, Henry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADULT; CONDOMS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650964508     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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