Factors associated with contracting sexually transmitted infections among patients in Zvishavane urban, Zimbabwe; 2007

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 535-542

  Chadambuka, A ^a   Chimusoro, A ^b   Maradzika, J C ^a   Tshimanga, M ^a   Gombe, N T ^a   Shambira, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Sexually transmitted infection; Transactional sex; Zvishavane

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84858657137     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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