Clients of street-based female sex workers and potential bridging of HIV/STI in Russia: Results of a pilot study

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

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 665-672

  Niccolai, Linda M ^a   Odinokova, Veronika A ^b   Safiullina, Liliya Z ^b   Bodanovskaya, Zinaida D ^b   Heimer, Robert ^a   Levina, Olga S ^b   Rusakova, Maia M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NGO Stellit   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

bridging; clients; female sex workers; HIV; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861319163     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.630356     Document Type: Article

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