Predictors of condom use among Israeli soldiers

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-257

  Ben Natan, Merav ^a   Danilov, Sergei ^a   Evdokimovitz, Yuli ^a  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

condom use; IDF soldiers; safe sex; theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955735219     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988309337618     Document Type: Article

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