Barriers to Safer Sex Practices among Commercial Sex Workers in Osaka, Japan: Scope for Prevention of Future HIV Epidemic
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HIV knowledge, risk perception, and safer sex practices among female sex workers in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Sex workers are considered a high-risk group for sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and are often targeted by prevention interventions with safer sex messages. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which knowledge of HIV and perception of risk influence safer sex practices among female sex workers (FSWs) in Port Moresby, Papua New Gui...
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