HIV infection, risk factors, and preventive services utilization among female sex workers in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tran, Bach Xuan ^a   Nguyen, Thuong Vu ^b   Pham, Quang Duy ^b   Nguyen, Phuc Duy ^b   Khuu, Nghia Van ^b   Nguyen, Nhung Phuong ^c   Bui, Duc Hoang ^d   Phan, Huong Thu Thi ^d   Nguyen, Long Thanh ^d  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE USE; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIET NAM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORKERS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899806473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086267     Document Type: Article

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