Open AccessDo Protective Behaviors Follow the Experience of Testing Positive for Herpes Simplex Type 2?
Author(s) -
Richard A. Crosby,
Susan L. Head,
Ralph J. DiClemente,
Beth E. Meyerson,
Adewale Troutman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e318177a068
Subject(s) - medicine , condom , sexually transmitted disease , herpes simplex virus , demography , test (biology) , sexual behavior , clinical psychology , family medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , virus , paleontology , biology , sociology
To test the hypothesis that individuals attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic would adopt sexual protective behaviors after receiving a positive test for herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2).