Condom use during most recent vaginal intercourse event among a probability sample of adults in the United States

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2010, Pages 362-373

  Sanders, Stephanie A ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Herbenick, Debby ^a   Schick, Vanessa ^a   Dodge, Brian ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condoms; Penile Vaginal Intercourse; Sexual Event; Unprotected Intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ETHNICITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; ORGASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957325993     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02011.x     Document Type: Article

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