Men's use of sexual health and HIV services in Swaziland: A mixed methods study

Sexual Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 265-274

  Mak, Joelle ^a   Mayhew, Susannah H ^a   Von Maercker, Ariane ^a   Colombini, Manuela ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health services; health seeking behaviours; HIV testing; men; STIs.

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM USE; FAMILY COUNSELING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SWAZILAND; SOCIAL STIGMA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 84973443048     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH15244     Document Type: Article

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