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Risk behaviours for HIV/AIDS
Risk behaviours for HIV/AIDS among call center employees in the Philippines
The study is a cross-sectional study of young call center employees in Metro Manila where majority of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies are located.
The study shows that high risk behaviours among young call center workers do exist in high frequency. There is no baseline data to gauge these results against bu the latest Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality data which covers youth in the general population is used as a reference data.
The data reported in this study give valuable information about risky behaviours among call center employees and an insight into their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
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Melgar, Isabel E.; Ofreneo, Mira Alexis P.; Kintanar, Niel Steve