Behavioral and psychosocial predictors of condom use among university students in Eastern China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-259

  Ma, Qiaoqin ^a,b   Ono Kihara, Masako ^a   Cong, Liming ^b   Pan, Xiaohong ^b   Xu, Guozhang ^c   Zamani, Saman ^a   Ravari, Shahrzad Mortazavi ^a   Kihara, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c NINGBO MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Condom use; Gender differences; STDs HIV AIDS; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649104600     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120801982921     Document Type: Article

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