Sexual behavior and knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus/aids and sexually transmitted infections among women inmates of Briman Prison, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

BMC Infectious Diseases - Tập 14 Số 1 - 2014
Wafa Fageeh1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah Road, PO Box 80215, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

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