Progress and challenges to male and female condom use in South Africa

Sexual Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-58

  Beksinska, Mags E ^a   Smit, Jennifer A ^a   Mantell, Joanne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; contraception; HIV; sexually transmissible infections

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; FEMALE; GENDER BASED VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84857477781     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH11011     Document Type: Review

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