Female-initiated barrier methods for the prevention of STI/HIV: Where are we now? Where should we go?

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 571-580

  Latka, Mary ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Female condom; Female initiated methods; Prevention; Tampon

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; DEVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TAMPON; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SAFE SEX; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035688566     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/78.4.571     Document Type: Review

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