820 Contraceptive Method and Condom Use Among Women at Risk for HIV Infection and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 27, 1996/Vol. 45/No. 38 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
SUMMARY: 820 A primary strategy for decreasing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is to increase the rate of condom use among at-risk persons, and an important approach for reducing unintended pregnancies is to increase the use of effective contraception.
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