HIV prevention among female sex workers in Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Scheibe, A ^a   Drame, F M ^b,c,d   Shannon, K ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GASTON BERGER   (Senegal)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e Women's Health Research Network (WHRN) Oversight Committee   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV prevention; Sex worker

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 84870821579     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.743809     Document Type: Article

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