Social and behavioral determinants of consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers in Ghana.
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This study investigated the social and behavioral predictors of consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) in Ghana. Four hundred fifty street commercial sex workers were interviewed in Accra, Kumasi and Techiman. The level of condom education was very low (14%); however consistent condom use (all the time) with clients was relatively high (49.6%). Two hundred seventy-seven of the participants did not use condoms all the time.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
دوره 19 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007