Sex, condoms, gender roles, and HIV transmission knowledge among adolescents in León, Nicaragua: Implications for HIV prevention

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 989-995

  Manji, A ^a   Pena R ^b   Dubrow, R ^c  

^a Bain and Company   (United States)

^b National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IDEOLOGY; MACHISMO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICARAGUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NICARAGUA; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 34548608554     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701244935     Document Type: Article

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