Gender differences in the factors influencing consisting condom use among young people in Tanzania

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-298

  Babalola, Stella ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom; Gender; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 33745887750     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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