Willingness of young men and women to be tested for Chlamydia trachomatis in three non-medical settings in Glasgow, UK

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Lorimer, Karen ^a   Reid, Margaret E ^a   Hart, Graham J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Non medical; Screening; Sexually transmitted infections; STI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649092198     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118909787072252     Document Type: Article

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