Association between condom use and HIV infection: A randomised study of self reported condom use measures

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 417-422

  Weir, Sharon S ^a   Roddy, Ronald E ^a   Zekeng, Leopold ^b   Ryan, Kelley A ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONOXINOL 9;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0033051179     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.7.417     Document Type: Article

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