The importance of discreet use of the diaphragm to Zimbabwean women and their partners.

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Published in AIDS Behav on December 08, 2006

Authors

Mi-Suk Kang1, Jessica Buck, Nancy Padian, Sam F Posner, Gertrude Khumalo-Sakutukwa, Ariane van der Straten

Author Affiliations

1: UZ-UCSF Collaborative Research Programme in Women's Health, Harare, Zimbabwe. mkang@globalhealth.ucsf.edu

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