At risk or not? Susceptibility perceptions of women using family planning services in an AIDS epicenter

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 389-398

  Hoffman, Susie ^a   Koslofsky, Shahana ^a   Exner, Theresa M ^a   Yingling, Sandra ^b   Ehrhardt, Anke A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Hay Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Family planning clients; HIV AIDS risk; Perceived susceptibility; Perceived vulnerability; Qualitative research; Risk perception; STD risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0034508509     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026458607807     Document Type: Article

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