Perceived risk for sexually transmitted infections aligns with sexual risk behavior with the exception of condom nonuse: Data from a nonclinical sample of sexually active young adult women

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 388-394

  Pollack, Lance M ^a   Boyer, Cherrie B ^b   Weinstein, Neil D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEIVED RISK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SAILOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84876294135     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318283d2e5     Document Type: Article

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