Female control of sexuality: Illusion or reality? Use of vaginal products in south west Uganda

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 585-598

  Green, Gill ^a   Pool, Robert ^b   Harrison, Susan ^b   Hart, Graham J ^c   Wilkinson, Joanie ^b   Nyanzi, Stella ^b   Whitworth, James A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC/DfID/UVRI Programme On AIDS In Uganda   (Uganda)

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

Author keywords

Contraceptives; Female control; HIV; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MENFEGOL; NONOXINOL 9; PROTECTAID; RAMESES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VCF;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UGANDA; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UGANDA;

EID: 0034750892     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00162-3     Document Type: Article

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