HIV voluntary testing and perceived risk among female sex workers in the mekong delta region of vietnam

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Tran, Bach Xuan ^a   Nguyen, Long Thanh ^b   Nguyen, Nhung Phuong ^c   Phan, Huong Thu Thi ^b  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; HIV knowledge; HIV testing; Perceived risk; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION; VIET NAM; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE SEX WORKERS; HIV KNOWLEDGE; HIV TEST; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PERCEIVED RISK; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; UNSAFE SEX; VIETNAM; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE SEX WORKERS; HIV KNOWLEDGE; HIV TESTING; PERCEIVED RISK; VIETNAM;

EID: 84886244229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20690     Document Type: Article

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