Risky sexual behavior in low-income African American women: The impact of sexual health variables

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-237

  Robinson, Beatrice E ^a   Scheltema, Karen ^a   Cherry, Tonya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; RELIGION; RISK; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 23744496845     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490509552277     Document Type: Article

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