Preparing for microbicide trials in Rwanda: Focus group discussions with Rwandan women and men

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-406

  Veldhuijzen, N ^a,b   Nyinawabega, J ^b   Umulisa, M ^b   Kankindi, B ^b   Geubbels, E ^a,b   Basinga, P ^c   Vyankandondera, J ^b,d   Van De Wijgert, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Projet Ubuzima   (Rwanda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^d Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Microbicide acceptability; Rwanda; Sexual behaviour; Vaginal hygiene

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; MICROBICIDE;

ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORALITY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RURAL AREA; RWANDA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RWANDA; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33747736216     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600859302     Document Type: Article

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