Self-perceived risk of STIs in a population-based study of Scandinavian women

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 522-527

  Guleria, Sonia ^a   Faber, Mette Tuxen ^a   Hansen, Bo T ^b   Arnheim Dahlström, Lisen ^c   Liaw, Kai Li ^d   Munk, Christian ^a   Nygård, Mari ^b   Kjær, Susanne Krüger ^a,e  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cross sectional; risk perception; scandinavian women; sexual behavior; sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; COHABITING PERSON; CONDOM USE; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COITUS; CONDOM; DENMARK; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85049087715     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053397     Document Type: Article

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