A condom skill scale: Assessing condom skills among female drug users

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-231

  Farris, Coreen A ^b   Fenaughty, Andrea M ^a   Lindemann, Dana F ^b  

^a Alaska Department Health and Social Services   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONDOM SKILL SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GUTTMAN COEFFICIENT OF REPRODUCIBILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JACKSON PLUS PERCENTAGE RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0042205182     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1FLE-R0AH-9PXG-V0TN     Document Type: Article

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