Condom use measurement in 56 studies of sexual risk behavior: Review and recommendations

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-345

  Noar, Seth M ^a   Cole, Christi ^a   Carlyle, Kellie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV prevention; Measurement; Methodology; Safer sex

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33745935211     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9028-4     Document Type: Review

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