Perception of undergraduate university students towards sexually transmitted diseases: A qualitative study

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Al Naggar, Redhwan Ahmed ^a   Al Jashamy, Karim ^b  

^a MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b SEGI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Qualitative; STDs; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 79955374734     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-6867(11)60031-6     Document Type: Article

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