Sexual health knowledge, sexual relationships and condom use among male trekking guides in Nepal: A qualitative study

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-58

  Simkhada, Padam ^a   van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b   Regmi, Pramod R ^a   Bhatta, Prakash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condom use; Nepal; Sexual behaviour; Tourists; Trekking guides

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONDOMS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950963155     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903266080     Document Type: Article

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