Behavioral risk factors and prevalence of HIV and other STIs among female sex workers in Tirana, Albania

New Microbiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-108

  Qyra, Shpëtim ^a   Basho, Moza ^a   Bani, Roland ^a   Dervishi, Marjeta ^a   Ulqinaku, Dritan ^a   Bino, Silva ^a   Kakarriqi, Eduart ^a   Alban, Ylli ^a   Simaku, Artan ^a   Vasili, Adela ^a   Rjepaj, Klodjan ^b   Pipero, Pellumb ^b   Duro, Vjollca ^b   Byku, Betim ^c   Koraqi, Andi ^c  

^a Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention ^*  (Albania)

^b Ministry of Health   (Albania)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Biological and behavioral data; FSWs; HIV; ISTs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; SYPHILIS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ALBANIA; CONDOMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79952462730     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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