Southern African Lesbian and Bisexual Women Responses to Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) in lesbian and bisexual women is a relatively unexplored topic, particularly for women from low- and middle-income countries. Despite perceptions that women who have sex with women (WSW) are at negligible risk of contracting STI, existing research demonstrates th...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 1887 - 1903 |
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