A systematic review and metasynthesis of barriers and facilitators to negotiating consistent condom use among sex workers in Asia

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 249-264

  Tan, Si Ying ^a   Melendez Torres, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

barriers; condom use; facilitators; HIV; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFE SEX; SEX WORKER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ASIA; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFE SEX; SEX WORK; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84955626324     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1077994     Document Type: Article

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