Sexual behaviour and condom use among university students in Madagascar

Sahara J

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-35

  Rahamefy, Onja Holisoa ^a   Rivard, Michèle ^b   Ravaoarinoro, Madeleine ^b,c   Ranaivoharisoa, Lala ^a   Rasamindrakotroka, Andriamiliharison Jean ^a   Morisset, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condoms; HIV; Madagascar; Sexual behaviour; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 57749190562     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724899     Document Type: Article

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