Acceptability of vaginal microbicides among female sex workers and their intimate male partners in two Mexico-US border cities: A mixed methods analysis

Global Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 619-633

  Robertson, Angela M ^a   Syvertsen, Jennifer L ^a   Martinez, Gustavo ^b   Rangel, M Gudelia ^c   Palinkas, Lawrence A ^d   Stockman, Jamila K ^a   Ulibarri, Monica D ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones Privadas ^*  (Mexico)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; HIV; microbicides; pre exposure prophylaxis; relationships

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICROBICIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONDOM; CONFLICT; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCOME; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL COERCION; UNPROTECTED SEX;

EID: 84882274179     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.762412     Document Type: Article

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