An integrated structural intervention to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gurnani, Vandana ^a   Beattie, Tara S ^b   Bhattacharjee, Parinita ^a   Mohan, Hl ^a   Maddur, Srinath ^a,c   Washington, Reynold ^a,d   Isac, Shajy ^a   Ramesh, Bm ^a,d   Moses, Stephen ^d   Blanchard, James F ^d  

^a KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80053343561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-755     Document Type: Article

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