Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales
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Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales
Background: Several HIV prevention programs use data on condom sales and survey-based data on condom prevalence to monitor progress. However, such indicators are not always consistent. This paper aims to explain these inconsistencies and to assess whether the number of sex acts and the number of condoms used can be estimated from survey data. This would be useful for program managers, as it wou...
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BACKGROUND Several HIV prevention programs use data on condom sales and survey-based data on condom prevalence to monitor progress. However, such indicators are not always consistent. This paper aims to explain these inconsistencies and to assess whether the number of sex acts and the number of condoms used can be estimated from survey data. This would be useful for program managers, as it woul...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-5-5