High acceptability of HIV voluntary counselling and testing among female sex workers: Impact of individual and social factors

HIV Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-165

  Aho, J ^a   Nguyen, V K ^a   Diakite S L ^b   Sow, A ^b   Koushik, A ^c   Rashed, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Projet d'appui à la lutte contre le SIDA en Afrique de l'Ouest Volet Guinée ^*  (Guinea)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; HIV testing; Western Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUINEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VOLUNTARY HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUINEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX WORKERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856567607     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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