Sex, condoms and sexually transmissible infections: A qualitative study of sexual health in young Australian men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 487-495

  Smith, Jennifer L ^a   Fenwick, Jennifer ^b   Skinner, Rachel ^c   Hallet, Jonathan ^d   Merriman, Gareth ^d   Marshall, Lewis ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Contraception; Qualitative research; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmissible infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONDOM; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84859003034     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9664-6     Document Type: Article

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