The efficacy of female condom skills training in HIV risk reduction among women: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1841-1848

  Choi, Kyung Hee ^a   Hoff, Colleen ^b   Gregorich, Steven E ^b   Grinstead, Olga ^b   Gomez, Cynthia ^b   Hussey, Wendy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS, FEMALE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEGOTIATING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF EFFICACY; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WOMEN;

EID: 52449090594     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.113050     Document Type: Article

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