Female sex workers and access to social and health services in Catalonia: Influence of region of origin and place of work

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1033-1038

  Folch, C ^a,b,c   Lazar, C ^d   Ferrer, L ^a,b   Sanclemente, C ^d   Casabona, J ^a,b,c  

^a Centre for Epidemiological Studies on HIV STI in Catalonia (CEEISCAT) ICO   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Àmbit Prevenció Foundation Ciutat Vella District   (Spain)

Author keywords

accessibility; Catalonia; female sex workers; sexually transmitted infections; social and health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; STIGMA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPAIN;

EID: 84880512460     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.748872     Document Type: Article

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