Understanding the diversity of male clients of sex workers in China and the implications for HIV prevention programmes

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 509-521

  Huang, Yingying ^a   Maman, Suzanne ^b   Pan, Suiming ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; male client; risk perception; sex work; STI HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHINA; CONDOM; CRIME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; PEER PRESSURE; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; THEFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859631043     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.657663     Document Type: Article

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