Improving services for women sex workers in Cambodia.(HIV/AIDS)

From: Reproductive Health Matters | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

In Cambodia, clinics for the management of STDs in women sex workers were established by the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD in conjunction with the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium, but without addressing other reproductive health needs. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge about sexual and reproductive health among women sex workers in Cambodia and their needs for more comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services. In January 2000, a review of literature and documents related to sex work, STI and reproductive health in Cambodia was ...

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