Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 28 , Pages 104-112 , November 2006

Condoms Become the Norm in the Sexual Culture of College Students in Durban, South Africa

  • Pranitha Maharaj

      Affiliations

    • School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • ,
  • John Cleland

      Affiliations

    • Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)28253-3

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 28 , Pages 104-112 , November 2006