Prevalence and correlates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers and their non-commercial male partners in two Mexico-USA border cities

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 752-767

  Robertson, Angela M ^a,b   Syvertsen, Jennifer L ^c   Ulibarri, Monica D ^d   Rangel, M Gudelia ^e   Martinez, Gustavo ^f   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^f Federación Méxicana de Asociaciones Privadas   (Mexico)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple based research; Female sex workers; HIV; Intimate relationships; Mexico; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84906313542     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9855-2     Document Type: Article

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