Determinants of risky sexual behavior and condom use among college students in China

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

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 775-783

  Sun, Xinying ^a   Liu, Xiaona ^b   Shi, Yuhui ^a   Wang, Yanling ^a   Wang, Peiyu ^a   Chang, Chun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV AIDS; Intention; Path analysis; Risky sexual behavior; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORNOGRAPHY USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNSAFE SEX; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EROTICA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHINA; CONDOMS; EROTICA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879221102     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.748875     Document Type: Article

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