Beyond traditional gender roles and identity: Does reconceptualisation better predict condom-related outcomes for African-American women?

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 603-617

  Nguyen, Anh B ^a   Clark, Trenette T ^b   Hood, Kristina B ^a   Corneille, Maya A ^c   Fitzgerald, Angela Y ^a   Belgrave, Faye Z ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa American; Condom use; USA; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953923737     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691051003658127     Document Type: Article

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