The influence of stigma and discrimination on female sex workers' access to hiv services in St. Petersburg, Russia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2597-2603

  King, Elizabeth J ^a   Maman, Suzanne ^b   Bowling, J Michael ^b   Moracco, Kathryn E ^b   Dudina, Viktoria ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; HIV testing; Russia; Stigma and discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; RUSSIA; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84885433607     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0447-7     Document Type: Article

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