HIV prevalence among the female sex workers in major cities in Myanmar and the risk behaviors associated with it

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-230

  Swe, Lin Aung ^a   Rashid, Abdul ^b  

^a Beneficial Partner Group   (Myanmar)

^b PENANG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Condom; HIV prevalence; Myanmar; Risk factors; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYANMAR; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84883398955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/HIV.S50171     Document Type: Article

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