Demographics and risky lifestyle behaviors associated with willingness to risk sexually transmitted infection in Air Force recruits

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 164-167

  Cooper, Theodore V ^a   DeBon, Margaret ^b   Haddock, C Keith ^c   Esquivel, Denise Rodríguez ^a   Klesges, Robert C ^b   Lando, Harry ^d   Talcott, G Wayne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Condoms; Military personnel; Prevention research; Risk taking; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEATBELT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049057750     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.22.3.164     Document Type: Article

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