Receptivity for probiotic products among premenopausal female students in an African university

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 460-464

  Anukam, Kingsley C ^a   Osazuwa, Emmanuel O ^a   Reid, Gregor ^a   Katsivo, Melanie N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3342925786     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000135985.27593.16     Document Type: Article

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