Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 174-180 , May 2008

Army Women's Reasons for Condom Use and Nonuse

  • Victoria von Sadovszky, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • Victoria von Sadovszky, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. Her research focus is the promotion of safer sexual practices in young women.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Victoria von Sadovszky, PhD, RN, The Ohio State University, 1585 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210.
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  • Nancy Ryan-Wenger, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • Nancy Ryan-Wenger, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, is a Professor in the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University and the Director of Nursing Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
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  • Sara Germann, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • Sara Germann, MS, RN, is a Doctoral Student at The Ohio State University.
    • ,
  • Megan Evans, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ohio State University Hospital East, Columbus, Ohio
    • Megan Evans, BSN, RN, is a Nurse at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
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  • Christine Fortney, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • Christine Fortney, MS, RN, is a Doctoral Candidate at The Ohio State University.

Received 9 November 2007 ,Accepted 15 January 2008.

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PII: S1049-3867(08)00005-4

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.01.004

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 174-180 , May 2008

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