Factors influencing condom use among students attending high school in Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-196

  Richardson, Holly R L ^a   Beazley, Richard P ^a   Delaney, Mary E ^b   Langille, Donald B ^c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Clinical Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; Condom use; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VARIANCE;

EID: 0031436913     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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