Nigerian university students' knowledge, perceptions, and behaviours about HIV/AIDS: Are these students at risk?

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-31

  Harding, A K ^a   Gray, L A ^a   Champeau, D A ^a   Anadu, E C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University in Orangeburg   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS education; HIV knowledge; HIV prevention; Nigerian college students; sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COITUS; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0032906519     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409911900105     Document Type: Article

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