Oral sex and condom use among young people in the United Kingdom

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-12

  Stone, Nicole ^a   Hatherall, Bethan ^a   Ingham, Roger ^a   McEachran, Juliet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b JSI/Europe   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33645242882     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 15386341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3800606     Document Type: Article

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