Entertainment education and hiv/aids prevention: A field experiment in tanzania

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 5, Issue , 2000, Pages 81-100

  Vaughan, Peter W ^a   Rogers, Everett M ^b   Singhal, Arvind ^c   Swalehe, Ramadhan M ^d  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ministry of Community Development   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALITY; TANZANIA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIO; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TANZANIA;

EID: 0033642984     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730050019573     Document Type: Article

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