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Sexually Transmitted Disease
New sexually transmitted disease research from Chinese University of Hong Kong discussed
March 18th, 2008
"This research examined factors associated with condom failure, i.e., slippage or breakage, among female sex workers (FSWs) in China. Special attention was paid to the association between client-perpetuated violence and condom failure," investigators in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report. "Two hundred FSWs were recruited for a community-based voluntary human immunodeficiency virus prevention project. Participants completed a face-to-face structured questionnaire that collected information on their sociodemographic characteristics, working conditions, experience of client-perpetuated violence, and sexual risk behavior. The prevalence of condom slippage and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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