Male condom use in Tanzania: Results from a national survey

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 181-190

  Kapiga, S H ^a   Lugalla, J L P ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFE SEX; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFE SEX; TANZANIA;

EID: 0042384878     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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