Increased condom use at sexual debut in the general population of Slovenia and association with subsequent condom use

AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1215-1223

  Klavs, Irena ^a   Rodrigues, Laura C ^b   Wellings, Kaye ^b   Weiss, Helen A ^b   Hayes, Richard ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condoms; Epidemiology; First intercourse; General population; Risk factors; Sexual behaviour; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SLOVENIA;

EID: 23044446705     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000176223.78979.26     Document Type: Article

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