HIV awareness and condom use among female sex workers in Afghanistan: Implications for intervention

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

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 348-356

  Todd, Catherine S ^a   Nasir, Abdul ^b   Stanekzai, Mohammad R ^b   Scott, Paul T ^c   Close, Nicole C ^d   Botros, Boulos A ^e   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^f   Tjaden, Jeffrey ^e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (Afghanistan)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Empiristat Corporation   (United States)

^e US Naval Medical Research Unit No3   (Egypt)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; female sex workers; HIV; HIV awareness; HIV knowledge

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952014519     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.507744     Document Type: Article

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