Organizational policy recommendations for control of STI/HIV among female sex workers in China: Regular examination of workers in social hygiene clinics

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

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 83-95

  Morisky, Donald E ^a   Urada, Lianne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; female sex worker; HIV prevention; national policy; social hygiene clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHINA; CONDOM; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE WORKER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PHILIPPINES; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL HYGIENE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 79958712973     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.554520     Document Type: Article

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