Identifying and understanding barriers to sexually transmissible infection testing among young people

Sexual Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 553-558

  De Visser, Richard Oliver ^a   O'Neill, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Intentions; Norms; Stigma; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTION TESTING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHAME; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANONYMOUS TESTING; CULTURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888311255     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH13034     Document Type: Article

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