Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47224#.VFwy1WfHRK0 Author(s) Karen McMillan , Heather Worth Affiliation(s) School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia . School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia . ABSTRACT A study was undertaken in Kiribati, a small Pacific island nation, that has a low-level HIV epidemic but a high incidence of STIs among seafarers, their spouses (and children), and those involved in sex work. There are connections between development and dependency and HIV risk in Kiribati. Kiribati is a peripheral and dependent small island state underwri...
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