Social cohesion, social participation, and HIV related risk among female sex workers in Swaziland

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Fonner, Virginia A ^a   Kerrigan, Deanna ^a   Mnisi, Zandile ^b   Ketende, Sosthenes ^a   Kennedy, Caitlin E ^a   Baral, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENIAL; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLICE; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEXUAL EXPLOITATION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SWAZILAND; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SWAZILAND;

EID: 84900332797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087527     Document Type: Article

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