Associations between drug use and risk behaviours for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Yunnan, China

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 698-703

  Yao, Y ^a,b,c   Yang, F ^c   Chu, J ^b   Siame, G ^a   Lim, H J ^d   Jin, X ^b   Ding, G ^b   Sun, Y ^b   Wang, G ^e   Yu, Y ^a   Wang, N ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e Kaiyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

China; Drug use; Female sex worker; Herpes simplex; HIV; HSV 2; Mobility; Sex work; Sexual risk behaviour; Sexually transmitted infections; STI

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAVEL; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84868146036     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2012.011346     Document Type: Article

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