Serial monogamy and biologic concurrency: Measurement of the gaps between sexual partners to inform targeted strategies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-259

  Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Aicken, Catherine R H ^a   Tanton, Clare ^a   Estcourt, Claudia S ^b   Brook, M Gary ^c,d   Keane, Frances ^e   Cassell, Jackie A ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

concurrency; partnerships; serial monogamy; sexual partner; sexually transmitted infection; survey; transmission

Indexed keywords

CONDOM USE; DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MONOGAMY; POLICY MAKING; POLYGAMY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERIAL MONOGAMY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONCURRENCY; PARTNERSHIPS; SERIAL MONOGAMY; SEXUAL PARTNER; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; SURVEY; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880517090     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws467     Document Type: Article

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