Young women's misperceptions about sexually transmissible infection testing: A 'clean and clear' misunderstanding

Sexual Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-275

  Head, Sara K ^a   Crosby, Richard A ^a,b   Shrier, Lydia A ^c   Moore, Gregory R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Gynaecology; Patient eduction; Screening; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36349025869     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH07060     Document Type: Article

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