Sex work and its associations with alcohol and methamphetamine use among female bar and spa workers in the Philippines

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 138-146

  Urada, Lianne A ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a   Morisky, Donald E ^b   Schilling, Robert F ^c   Simbulan, Nymia P ^d   Estacio, Leonardo R ^d   Raj, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

alcohol use; female sex workers; methamphetamine use; Philippines; substance use; violence

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKERS; HUMAN; METHAMPHETAMINE USE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE USE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL USE; FEMALE SEX WORKERS; METHAMPHETAMINE USE; PHILIPPINES; SUBSTANCE USE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESORTS; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESTAURANTS; SEX WORKERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899008168     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512471969     Document Type: Article

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