Examination of the relationship between African American adolescents' condom use at sexual onset and later sexual behavior: Implications for condom distribution programs

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-266

  St Lawrence, Janet S ^a   Scott, Catina P ^a  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030016628     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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