Substance use among male sex workers in Vietnam: Prevalence, onset, and interactions with sexual risk

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 516-521

  Yu, Gary ^a   Clatts, Michael C ^b   Goldsamt, Lloyd A ^a   Giang, Le M ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Male sex work; Onset of drug and sexual risk; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DIAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN AND WOMEN; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUBSTANCE USE; VIET NAM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX WORKER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE; UNSAFE SEX; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928204963     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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