Open AccessPrivate sexual behavior, public opinion, and public health policy related to sexually transmitted diseases: a US-British comparison.
Author(s) -
R T Michael,
J Wadsworth,
Joel A. Feinleib,
Anne M Johnson,
Edward O. Laumann,
Kaye Wellings
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.88.5.749
Subject(s) - public health , condom , opposition (politics) , sexual behavior , demography , population , public opinion , sexually transmitted disease , medicine , environmental health , national survey of family growth , political science , psychology , family planning , social psychology , family medicine , sociology , research methodology , politics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , law , nursing , syphilis
The purpose of this study was to characterize sexual behavior and opinions about sex in the United States and Britain; implications are discussed for effective public health policy regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States.