Prevalence of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Risk Behaviours Among Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya: Results of a Respondent Driven Sampling Study

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-58

  Musyoki, Helgar ^a   Kellogg, Timothy A ^b   Geibel, Scott ^c   Muraguri, Nicholas ^a   Okal, Jerry ^c   Tun, Waimar ^d   Fisher Raymond, H ^b   Dadabhai, Sufia ^b   Sheehy, Meredith ^d   Kim, Andrea A ^e  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sex worker; HIV; Kenya; Respondent driven; Sampling; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925465095     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0919-4     Document Type: Article

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