Determinants of condom use among female sex workers in Kenya: A case-crossover analysis

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 733-738

  Gallo, Maria F ^a   Warner, Lee ^a   Bell, April J ^a   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^b,c,d,e   Sharma, Anjali ^b,c,d   Njoroge, Betty ^d,e   Ngugi, Elizabeth ^e   Jamieson, Denise J ^a   Eschenbach, David A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONDOM; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKER; FEMALE WORKER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KENYA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COITUS; CONDOMS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957499706     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2436     Document Type: Article

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