Prevalence and Correlates of HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infections and Risk Behaviors among Malaysian Fishermen.

Fishermen in Southeast Asia have been found to be highly vulnerable to HIV, with research evidence highlighting the role of sexual risk behaviors. This study aims to estimate the rate of HIV as well as hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among Malaysian fishermen, and the risky sexual and injection d...

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Main Authors: Martin K K Choo, Nabila El-Bassel, Philippe C G Adam, Louisa Gilbert, Elwin Wu, Brooke S West, Alexander R Bazazi, John B F De Wit, Rusli Ismail, Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4526636?pdf=render