Zimbabwean adolescents' condom use: What makes a difference? Implications for intervention

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Betts, Sherry C ^a   Peterson, Donna J ^a   Huebner, Angela J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender differences; Safe sex; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSTRUMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0043237228     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00565-7     Document Type: Article

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