A Guttman scale for assessing condom use skills among college students

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-27

  Lindemann, Dana F ^a   Brigham, Thomas A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use self efficacy; Condom use skills; HIV AIDS; MOCUS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; FEMALE; GUTTMAN SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEASURE OF OBSERVED CONDOM USE SKILLS; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0037948873     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022505205852     Document Type: Article

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