The socio-cultural contexts of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: Implications for health education programmes

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 10, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Meyer Weitz, A ^a   Reddy, P ^b   Weijts, W ^c   Van Den Borne, B ^d   Kok, G ^d  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Health Education ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BELIEFS; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EDUCATION; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; GENDER ISSUES; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTIONS; KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PERCEPTION; PROGRAMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031924178     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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