Prevalence, disclosure and interpretations of sexual activities in a sample of Canadian college-aged blood donors

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 399-403

  Mair, Melissa ^a   Barrett, S P ^a   Campbell, T ^a   Ditto, B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Disclosure; Questionnaires; Sex behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CANADA; COLLEGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD DONORS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0038388121     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203765371295     Document Type: Article

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