Male genital hygiene beliefs and practices in Nairobi, Kenya

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 471-476

  Steele, M S ^b   Bukusi, E ^c,d   Cohen, C R ^e,f   Shell Duncan, B A ^e   Holmes, King K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Program for Appropriate Technology in Health   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TAP WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BATH; CIRCUMCISION; CROWDING; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENITALIA, MALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCOME; KENYA; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 10344256676     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.010447     Document Type: Article

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