Prevalence of condom use and associated factors among Chinese female undergraduate students in Wuhan, China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-523

  Tang, Lijun ^a   Chen, Rucheng ^a   Huang, Danqin ^a   Wu, Haocheng ^a   Yan, Hong ^a   Li, Shiyue ^a   Braun, Kathryn L ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

China; condom use; female undergraduate students; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84875316816     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.720360     Document Type: Article

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