Knowledge, attitudes, sexual practices and STI/HIV prevalence in male sex workers and other men who have sex in Tel Aviv, Israel: A cross-sectional study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 574-580

  Mor, Zohar ^a,b   Dan, Michael ^b,c,d  

^a Ramla Department of Health   (Israel)

^b Levinsky STI Clinic   (Israel)

^c Wolfson Medical Centre   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BELIEF; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871581793     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050290     Document Type: Article

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