Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 339-343 , December 2007

Condom Misuse Among Adjudicated Girls: Associations with Laboratory-Confirmed Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

  • Richard Crosby, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Richard Crosby, PhD, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, 121 Washington Ave. Room 111C, Lexington, KY 40506-0003
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  • Laura F. Salazar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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  • Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Atlanta, Georgia
    • Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • William L. Yarber, HSD

      Affiliations

    • Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    • Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Bloomington, Indiana
    • Applied Health Science and Gender Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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  • Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Michelle Staples-Horne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Decatur, Georgia, USA

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 Funding: This research was supported, in part, by the Emory Center for AIDS Research (NIH/NIAID 2 P30 AI50409-04A1).

PII: S1083-3188(07)00293-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.09.001

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 339-343 , December 2007

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