Does knowledge about sexually transmitted infections increase the likelihood of consistent condom use?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1077-1079

  Burazeri, Genc ^a,c   Roshi, Enver ^a   Tavanxhi, Nertila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c University of Tirana Faculty of Medicine   (Albania)

Author keywords

Condom; Sexually transmitted infections; Students

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 7944225798     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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