Immigrant workers' knowledge of HIV/AIDS and their sexual risk behaviors: A respondent-driven sampling survey in South Korea

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-208

  Jung, Minsoo ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV knowledge; Immigrant groups; Respondent driven sampling; Sexual risk behavior; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84863572457     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: 15736717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-011-9245-1     Document Type: Article

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