Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to investigate condom use behaviors among female injecting drug users who are also sex workers in China

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

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 967-975

  Gu, Jing ^a,b   Lau, Joseph T F ^b   Chen, Xi ^c   Liu, Chuliang ^d   Liu, Jun ^d   Chen, Hongyao ^e   Wang, Renfan ^e   Lei, Zhangquan ^e   Li, Zhenglin ^e  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Hengyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e Dazhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral theory; China; Condom use; HIV; Injecting drug users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL INTENTION SCALE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGATIVE CONDOM ATTITUDE SCALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL SCALE; POSITIVE CONDOM USE ATTITUDE SCALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL NORM SCALE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CONDOMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450208189     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802657548     Document Type: Article

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