Open AccessKnowledge and practice of condom use in an urban adult community sample of the Northern Province, South Africa
Author(s) -
Karl Peltzer
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v5i1.19
Subject(s) - condom , geography , sample (material) , urban community , family planning , demography , socioeconomics , gender studies , sociology , population , research methodology , medicine , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , chemistry , syphilis , chromatography
There is a paucity of data concerning condom use, especially regarding knowledge about the correct use of condoms in South Africa. Therefore, the aim of the study is to investigate knowledge and sexual practices with reference to correct use of condoms among an urban adult community in the Northern Province.
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