Sexual risk behaviors for HIV/AIDS in Chuuk State, Micronesia: the case for HIV prevention in vulnerable remote populations.

BACKGROUND: After the first two cases of locally-acquired HIV infection were recognized in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a public health response was initiated. The purpose of the response was to assess the need for HIV education and prevention services, to develop recommendatio...

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Main Authors: Toya V Russell, Ann N Do, Eleanor Setik, Patrick S Sullivan, Victoria D Rayle, Carol A Fridlund, Vu M Quan, Andrew C Voetsch, Patricia L Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2100172?pdf=render