Condom use for preventing STI/HIV and unintended pregnancy among young men in Sub-Saharan Africa

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-78

  Bankole, Akinrinola ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Hussain, Rubina ^a   Oestreicher, Gabrielle ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Condoms; HIV; Sexually transmitted infections; Sub Saharan Africa; Unintended pregnancy; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749098133     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988308322394     Document Type: Article

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