Assessment of condom use among Bolivian truck drivers through the lens of social cognitive theory

Health Promotion International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-43

  Sorensen, William ^a   Anderson, Peter B ^b   Speaker, Richard ^c   Vilches, José Enrique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d Commetal SA ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Condom use; Social cognitive theory; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BOLIVIA; CONDOMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33847621643     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dal060     Document Type: Article

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