Chlamydia Prevalence and Associated Behaviours Among Female Sex Workers in Vanuatu: Results from an Integrated Bio-behavioural Survey, 2011

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2040-2049

  van Gemert, Caroline ^a   Stoove, Mark ^a   Kwarteng, Tamara ^a   Bulu, Siula ^b   Bergeri, Isabel ^a   Wanyeki, Ian ^c   Badman, Steve ^d   Malverus, Jayline ^b   Vella, Alyce ^a   Tarivonda, Len ^e   Johnston, Lisa Grazina ^f,g  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Wan Smolbag Theatre Port Vila Vanuatu   (Vanuatu)

^c SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Ministry of Health   (Vanuatu)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Female sex workers; Integrated bio behavioural survey; Pacific; Risk behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VANUATU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VANUATU;

EID: 84919471173     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0791-2     Document Type: Article

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