Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Page 530 , June 2005

The impact on condom use of the “100% Jeune” social marketing program in Cameroon

  • Dominique Meekers, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of International Health and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Dominique Meekers, Department of International Health and Development, Tulane School of Public Health, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200, New Orleans, LA 70112.
    • ,
  • Sohail Agha, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of International Health and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Megan Klein, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Received 23 October 2003 ,Accepted 29 October 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00091-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.10.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Page 530 , June 2005

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