The association between young people's knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases and their behaviour: A mixed methods study

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-303

  Jones, Natalia R ^a   Haynes, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Mixed methods; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmitted diseases; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 33747802432     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570600871851     Document Type: Article

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