A cross-sectional survey of attitudes to HIV risk and rapid HIV testing among clients of sex workers in Switzerland

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 462-464

  Darling, Katharine E A ^a   Diserens, Esther Amélie ^b,c   N'Garambe, Chantal ^b   Ansermet Pagot, Anne ^c   Masserey, Eric ^d   Cavassini, Matthias ^a   Bodenmann, Patrick ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Association Fleur de Pavé   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX WORKERS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84869175298     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050489     Document Type: Article

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