Who has sex with whom: Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 206-214

  Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Copas, Andrew J ^a   Sonnenberg, Pam ^a   Johnson, Anne M ^a   Mcmanus, Sally ^b   Erens, Bob ^b   Cassell, Jackie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condoms; Health surveys; Sexual behaviour; Sexual partners

Indexed keywords

CONDOM USE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60149094956     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn216     Document Type: Article

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