An acceptability study of female-controlled methods of protection against HIV and STDs in south-western Uganda

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 162-167

  Pool, R ^a   Whitworth, J A G ^a   Green, G ^b   Mbonye, A K ^c   Harrison, S ^a   Wilkinson, J ^e   Hart, G J ^d  

^a Med Res Cncl Prog AIDS in Uganda   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Acceptability; Female condom; Female controlled methods of protection; Spermicides; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FILM; FOAM; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SPONGE; UGANDA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BARRIER METHODS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE CONDOM; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; INFECTIONS; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; UGANDA; VAGINAL BARRIER METHODS; VAGINAL FOAM; VAGINAL SPERMICIDES; VAGINAL SPONGE; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034054173     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001915606     Document Type: Article

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