Wealth status and risky sexual behaviour in Ghana and Kenya

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-39

  Awusabo Asare, Kofi ^a   Annim, Samuel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Sexual behaviour; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; GHANA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51849112034     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11755652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200806010-00003     Document Type: Article

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