Predicting condom use in young women: Demographics, behaviours and knowledge from a population-based sample in Brazil

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 590-595

  Miranda, A E ^a   Figueiredo, N C ^a   McFarland, W ^b   Schmidt, R ^a   Page, K ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Condom use; HIV STI; Sexual behaviour; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANILINGUS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054756428     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009104     Document Type: Article

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