Prevention of sexually transmitted disease. The Shurugwi sex-workers project
Chipfakacha, V.
South African Medical Journal 83(1): 40-41
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 8424202 Document Number: 333282
Sex-workers play an important role in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and this article tries to show that they can also play an important role in their prevention. Community participation by sex-workers in the prevention of STDs can also decrease the incidence thereof (Zimbabwe).
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