Determinants of high-risk sexual behavior and condom use among adults in the Arusha region, Tanzania

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 176-183

  Mnyika, Kagoma S ^a,b   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b   Kvåle, Gunnar ^b   Ole King'ori, Naphtal ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Mount Meru Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Arusha; condom use; multiple sexual partners; population based study; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030888652     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919840     Document Type: Article

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