Reasons for non- use of condoms and self- efficacy among female sex workers: A qualitative study in Nepal

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ghimire, Laxmi ^a   Smith, W Cairns S ^a   Van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b   Dahal, Rashmi ^c   Luitel, Nagendra P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NEPAL; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; FEAR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; NEPAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053371940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-11-42     Document Type: Article

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