Difference in condom use among sexually active males at historically black colleges and universities

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-418

  Washington, Thomas Alex ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   Browne, Dorothy ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black African American; Condom use; Human immunodeficiency virus; Men who have sex with men; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM; ETHNOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; CONDOMS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249089061     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.4.411-418     Document Type: Article

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