Stigma related to sex work among men who engage in transactional sex with men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 833-840

  Oldenburg, Catherine E ^a   Biello, Katie B ^a,b   Colby, Donn ^c,d   Closson, Elizabeth F ^b   Mai, Thi ^c   Nguyen, Thi ^c   Nguyen, Ngoc A ^c   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,b,e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Center for Applied Research on Men and Health   (Viet Nam)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; HIV; Male sex workers; Sex workers; Stigma; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIET NAM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919847378     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0562-x     Document Type: Article

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