The acceptability of the female condom among substance-using women in Washington, DC

Women and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 97-114

  Klein, Hugh ^a,e   Eber, Maxine ^b   Crosby, Hendi ^c   Welka, Denise A ^d   Hoffman, Jeffrey A ^c  

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Danya International Inc   (United States)

^d Aspen Systems Corporation   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; Crack use; Female condom; HIV risk; Injection drug use; Intervention; Risk reduction; Sexual risk behaviors; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032814788     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v29n03_07     Document Type: Article

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