Predictors of condom use and HIV testing among midlife and older women seeking medical services

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 705-719

  Sormanti, Mary ^a   Shibusawa, Tazuko ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Midlife and older women

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SERVICE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AGED; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447305169     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307301173     Document Type: Article

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