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Condom Availability In New York City Public High Schools: Relationships To Condom Use And Sexual Behavior., Sally Guttmacher, Lisa D. Lieberman, David Ward, Nick Freudenberg, Alice Radosh, Don Des Jarlais Sep 1997

Condom Availability In New York City Public High Schools: Relationships To Condom Use And Sexual Behavior., Sally Guttmacher, Lisa D. Lieberman, David Ward, Nick Freudenberg, Alice Radosh, Don Des Jarlais

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

OBJECTIVES: This study examines the impact of the condom availability program in New York City public high schools by comparing rates of sexual activity and condom use for New York students and similar students in Chicago.

METHODS: A total of 7119 students from 12 randomly selected New York schools and 5738 students from 10 Chicago schools participated in a cross-sectional survey.

RESULTS: New York students, compared with Chicago students, reported equal rates of sexual activity but higher rates of condom use at last intercourse (odds ratio [OR] = 1.36). For higher-risk students (those with three or more sexual partners in …


Trade And Health: The Global Spread Of Diseases And International Trade, David P. Fidler Jan 1997

Trade And Health: The Global Spread Of Diseases And International Trade, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Controlling Infectious Diseases, David P. Fidler, William Lane Porter Jan 1997

Controlling Infectious Diseases, David P. Fidler, William Lane Porter

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No abstract provided.


Return Of The Fourth Horseman: Emerging Infectious Diseases And International Law, David P. Fidler Jan 1997

Return Of The Fourth Horseman: Emerging Infectious Diseases And International Law, David P. Fidler

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No abstract provided.