Negotiating safety and sexual risk reductionwith clients in unsanctioned safer indoor sex work environments: A qualitative study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1154-1159

  Krüsi, Andrea ^a   Chettiar, Jill ^a   Ridgway, Amelia ^b   Abbott, Janice ^c   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^d   Shannon, Kate ^a,e  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b Raincity Housing and Support Society   (United States)

^c Atira Women's Resource Society   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICE; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICE; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862585663     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300638     Document Type: Article

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