Prevalence and factors related to syringe sharing behaviours among female injecting drug users who are also sex workers in China

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-33

  Gu, Jing ^a   Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Chen, Hongyao ^c   Tsui, Hiyi ^b   Ling, Wenhua ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Dazhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

China; Female sex workers; Injecting drug users; Psychological factors; Syringe sharing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJECTION; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

CHINA; CONDOMS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDLE SHARING; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 79151482464     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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