Wealth and sexual behaviour among men in Cameroon

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kongnyuy, Eugene J ^a,b   Wiysonge, Charles S ^c   Mbu, Robinson E ^a   Nana, Philip ^a   Kouam, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; RELIGION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33748985789     PISSN: 1472698X     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-6-11     Document Type: Article

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