HPV and Genital Warts among Peruvian Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People: Knowledge, Attitudes and Treatment Experiences

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Nureña, César R ^a   Brown, Brandon ^b   Galea, Jerome T ^c   Sánchez, Hugo ^c   Blas, Magaly M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Epicentro   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERUVIAN; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PERU; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875019373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058684     Document Type: Article

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