Predictors of condom errors among sex workers in Armenia

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 126-130

  Lang, D L ^a,b   Salazar, L F ^a,b   DiClemente, R J ^a,b,c   Markosyan, K ^d   Darbinyan, N ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA   (Armenia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Armenia; Condoms; HIV; Prevention; Sex workers; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKER; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL HISTORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARMENIA; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 79955401045     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009418     Document Type: Article

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