Long-term use of the female condom among couples at high risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in Zambia

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 260-264

  Musaba, Elizabeth ^a   Morrison, Charles S ^b   Sunkutu, Musonda R ^a   Wong, Emelita L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; VIRUS INFECTION; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; COUPLES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE CONDOM; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STUDIES; VAGINAL BARRIER METHODS; VIRAL DISEASES; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031860797     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199805000-00008     Document Type: Article

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