Determinants of condom use by Australian Secondary School students
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 September 1994
Maria Donald, Jayne Lucke, Michael P. Dunne, Brian I. O’Toole, Beverley Raphael
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Adolescents are more concerned with unwanted pregnancy than with disease prevention, and school students more at risk are not more likely to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from HIV/STDs.
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Adolescents are more concerned with unwanted pregnancy than with disease prevention. School students more at risk are not more likely to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from HIV/STDs.
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