High-risk adolescents and female condoms: Knowledge, attitudes, and use patterns

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 392-398

  Haignere, Clara S ^a   Gold, Rachel ^b   Maskovsky, Jeff ^a   Ambrosini, Jacqueline ^c   Rogers, Carol L ^d   Gollub, Erica ^e  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Empowerment Project   (United States)

^d PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive education; Female condoms; High Risk youth; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENTS; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; ATTITUDE; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE CONDOM; KAP SURVEYS; KNOWLEDGE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX BEHAVIOR; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL BARRIER METHODS; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDOMS; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034102697     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00090-7     Document Type: Article

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