Condom use as part of the wider HIV prevention strategy: Experiences from communities in the North West Province, South Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-93

  Versteeg, Marije ^a   Murray, Montagu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Condoms; Development; HIV and AIDS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TRUST; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEGOTIATING; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST;

EID: 52149124901     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724905     Document Type: Article

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