A comparison of four condom-use measures in predicting pregnancy, cervical STI and HIV incidence among Zimbabwean women

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-235

  Minnis, Alexandra M ^a,b   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^a,c   Gerdts, Caitlin ^a   Padian, Nancy S ^a,b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77953739196     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.036731     Document Type: Article

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