Use of western-based HIV risk-reduction interventions targeting adolescents in an african setting

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-61

  Fitzgerald, Ann M ^a   Stanton, Bonita F ^b   Terreri, Nancy ^a   Shipena, Hannu ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^b   Kahihuata, Joshua ^c   Ricardo, Izabel B ^b   Galbraith, Jennifer S ^b   De Jaeger, Anna Marie ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Africa; AIDS risk behavior; Gender differences; Prevention; Randomized trial; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NAMIBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NAMIBIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 0033053297     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00120-7     Document Type: Article

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