Patterns of sexual behaviour in a rural population in north-western Tanzania

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1553-1561

  Munguti, Katua ^a   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,b   Newell, James ^a,b   Senkoro, Kesheni ^c   Mosha, Frank ^c   Todd, James ^a,b   Mayaud, Philippe ^a,b   Gavyole, Awena ^d   Quigley, Maria ^b   Hayes, Richard ^b  

^a African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d Regional Medical Office   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Population survey; Rural; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROSTITUTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 0031000374     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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