Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Meekers, Dominique ^a   Van Rossem, Ronan ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONDOM; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFE SEX; SEXUALITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMERCE; CONDOMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 14644427885     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-5-5     Document Type: Review

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