Female condoms give women greater control': A qualitative assessment of the experiences of commercial sex workers in Swaziland

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 383-392

  Mathenjwa, Thulile ^a   Maharaj, Pranitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commercial sex workers; Female condoms; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWAZILAND;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COMMERCE; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PLEASURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SWAZILAND; TRUST;

EID: 84866262551     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2012.694147     Document Type: Article

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