PREDICTORS OF CONDOM ACCESSIBILITY AMONG HISPANICS IN SAN-FRANCISCO

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作者
MARIN, BV [1 ]
MARIN, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT EPIDEMIOL & BIOSTAT,DIV CLIN EPIDEMIOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
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10.2105/AJPH.82.4.592
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Ready access to condoms can be an important means of slowing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus. We identified the factors associated with keeping or carrying condoms in a random-digit dialing survey of 522 Hispanic adults aged 18 to 65 years in San Francisco. Overall, more Hispanic men reported having condoms than Hispanic women (55.2% vs 23.8%). Hispanic men also reported much higher levels of risky sexual behavior than Hispanic women. Condom promotion efforts with Hispanics will require different approaches for each gender.
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