Sex Workers Perspectives on Strategies to Reduce Sexual Exploitation and HIV Risk: A Qualitative Study in Tijuana, Mexico

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Goldenberg, Shira M ^a,b   Engstrom, David ^c   Rolon, Maria Luisa ^b,d   Silverman, Jay G ^b   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Universidad Xochicalco   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MEXICO; PEER GROUP; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL EXPLOITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883363550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072982     Document Type: Article

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