Barriers to condom purchasing: Effects of product positioning on reactions to condoms

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2755-2769

  Scott Sheldon, Lori A J ^a   Glasford, Demis E ^a   Marsh, Kerry L ^a   Lust, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom acquisition; Condom attitudes; Condoms; Context; HIV prevention; Marketing

Indexed keywords

CONDOM USE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; MARKETING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RETAILING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; MALE; MARKETING; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PURCHASING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMERCE; CONDOMS; CONNECTICUT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750065146     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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