The importance of discreet use of the diaphragm to Zimbabwean women and their partners

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-451

  Kang, Mi Suk ^a,d   Buck, Jessica ^b   Padian, Nancy ^a,b   Posner, Sam F ^c   Khumalo Sakutukwa, Gertrude ^a   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^a,b  

^a UZ UCSF Collaborative Program in Women's Health   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Diaphragms; Female controlled methods; HIV STD prevention; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KNOWLEDGE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 34147187129     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9190-7     Document Type: Article

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