HIV-related risk behaviors among kathoey (male-to-female transgender) sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand

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

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-219

  Nemoto, Tooru ^a   Iwamoto, Mariko ^a   Perngparn, Usaneya ^b   Areesantichai, Chitlada ^b   Kamitani, Emiko ^c   Sakata, Maria ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV risk behaviors; kathoey; sex workers; Thailand; transgender

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THAILAND; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856852123     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.597709     Document Type: Article

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