Nonmarital Sex and Condom Knowledge among Ethiopian Young People: Improved Estimates Using a Nonverbal Response Card

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 251-262

  Lindstrom, David P ^a   Belachew, Tefera ^b   Hadley, Craig ^c   Hattori, Megan Klein ^a   Hogan, Dennis ^a   Tessema, Fasil ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; CONDOM USE; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHIOPIA; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 78650057175     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2010.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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