Patterns of HIV Risk Behavior and Condom Use among Youth in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 413-420

  Meekers, Dominique ^a   Klein, Megan ^b   Foyet, Leger ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Prog Mktg Social Cameroun (PMSC)   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cameroon; HIV AIDS prevention; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAMEROON; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0347478008     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AIBE.0000004733.26053.c8     Document Type: Article

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