The validity of teens' and young adults' self-reported condom use

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-64

  Rose, Eve ^a,b   Diclemente, Ralph J ^a,b,c   Wingood, Gina M ^a,b   Sales, Jessica McDermott ^a,b   Latham, Teaniese P ^a,b   Crosby, Richard A ^d,e   Zenilman, Jonathan ^f,g   Melendez, Johan ^f   Hardin, James ^h  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449123987     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.509     Document Type: Article

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