The role of brothels in reducing hiv risk in Sonagachi, India

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 587-600

  Ghose, Toorjo ^a   Swendeman, Dallas T ^b   George, Sheba M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based programs; HIV AIDS prevention; Sex workers; Sexuality sexual health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MOTIVATION; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MOTIVATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSTITUTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80053057301     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310395328     Document Type: Article

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