Women's experiences with anal sex: Motivations and implications for STD prevention

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-149

  Maynard, Emily ^a   Carballo Diéguez, Alex ^b   Ventuneac, Ana ^c   Exner, Theresa ^c   Mayer, Kenneth ^d,e  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Psychology ^*

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RACE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COERCION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949121003     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4114209     Document Type: Article

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