Self-assessment of STD/AIDS vulnerability among women, Brazil;Autopercepção de vulnerabilidade às doenças sexualmente transmissíveis e Aids em mulheres

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 670-677

  Silveira, Mariângela F ^a   Béria, Jorge U ^a   Horta, Bernardo L ^a   Tomasi, Elaine ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Attitudes; Epidemiology; Knowledge; Perception; Practice; Risk factors; Risk taking; Sex behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Women; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONDOM; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036983839     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102002000700003     Document Type: Article

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