Young women and limits to the normalisation of condom use: A qualitative study

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

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 561-566

  Williamson, Lisa M ^a   Buston, Katie ^a   Sweeting, Helen ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condoms; Norms; Sexual behaviour; STI prevention; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFE SEX; SCOTLAND; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749138286     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802301857     Document Type: Article

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