Knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices

Knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices

ABSTRACT Objective: assess the knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices. Method: Ninety women participated in the study. The Scientific Knowledge Test about HIV/AIDS and sexual practices was used. The Wald test was applied to verify the relationship between kno...

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Main Authors:	Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo Patrício, Valéria Peixoto Bezerra, Jordana Almeida Nogueira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira, Brígido Vizeu Camargo, Jiovana de Souza Santos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:	Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Subjects:	HIV Sex Workers Knowledge Sexual Behavior Community Health Nursing
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000501311&lng=en&tlng=en

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