Knowledge of sexually transmissible infections: a comparison of prisoners and the general population

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Knowledge of sexually transmissible infections: a comparison of prisoners and the general population

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a failure to provide education for vulnerable populations such as prisoners as a contributing factor to the epidemic of sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Despite this recognition, little is known about prisoners' level of knowledge of S...

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Main Authors:	Malacova, Eva, Butler, Tony, Richters, J., Yap, L., Grant, L., Richards, A., Smith, A., Donovan, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2011
Subjects:	knowledge prisoners Australia sexually transmissible infections
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40964

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