HIV prevention in high-risk women in South Africa: Condom use and the need for change

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  van Loggerenberg, Francois ^a   Dieter, Alexis A ^b   Sobieszczyk, Magdalena E ^b   Werner, Lise ^a   Grobler, Anneke ^a   Mlisana, Koleka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Columbia University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CONDOMS; CONDOMS, FEMALE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84857173285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030669     Document Type: Article

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