Alcohol consumption patterns and sexual risk behavior among female sex workers in two South Indian communities

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 498-504

  Heravian, Anisa ^a,b   Solomon, Raja ^c   Krishnan, Gopal ^d   Vasudevan, C K ^e   Krishnan, A K ^e   Osmand, Thomas ^a   Ekstrand, Maria L ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SHADOWS   (India)

^d Shelter   (India)

^e YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^f ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Female sex worker; HIV; India; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INDIA; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; VIOLENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF MEDICATION; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX; VOLITION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869874707     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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