Community-Based HIV and STI Prevention in Women Working in Indoor Sex Markets

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-255

  Bungay, Vicky ^a   Kolar, Kat ^a   Thindal, Soni ^b   Remple, Valencia P ^a   Johnston, Caitlin L ^c   Ogilvie, Gina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS   (Canada)

^c BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

community health worker; community based research; HIV testing; immigrant women; sex work; sexual health; STI; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; CANADA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874570916     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839912447189     Document Type: Article

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