Successes and gaps in uptake of regular, voluntary HIV testing for hidden street- and off-street sex workers in Vancouver, Canada

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 499-506

  Deering, K N ^a,b   Montaner, J S ^a,b   Chettiar, J ^b   Jia, J ^b   Ogilvie, G ^a,c   Buchner, C ^d   Feng, C ^b,f   Strathdee, S A ^e   Shannon, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV test; HIV testing; Interventions; Prevention; Sex workers; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM USE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MIGRANT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL MINORITY; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX WORKER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VIOLENCE;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADULT; CANADA; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84923105777     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.978730     Document Type: Article

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