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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Prevalence and correlates of inconsistent condom use among female sex workers in Armenia

Karine Markosyan A H , Delia L. Lang B C , Nelli Darbinyan D E , Ralph J. DiClemente B C F G and Laura F. Salazar B C
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A American University of Armenia, Center for Health Services Research and Development, 40 Baghramyan Avenue, Yerevan 0019, Armenia.

B Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

C Emory Center for AIDS Research, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

D University of South Florida, College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612-3805, USA.

E Health Education Association NGO, 10th Street of Ajgestan, Building 2, Apartment 10, Yerevan 0025, Armenia.

F Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology, 2015 Uppergate Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

G Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), 1440 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

H Corresponding author. Email: kmarkosyan@aua.am

Sexual Health 8(2) 259-261 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH10139
Submitted: 1 November 2010  Accepted: 19 November 2010   Published: 18 May 2011


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