Preventing HIV infection through peer education and condom promotion among truck drivers and their sexual partners in Tanzania, 1990-1993

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

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-40

  Laukamm Josten, U ^a,b,g   Mwizarubi, B K ^a   Outwater, A ^c   Mwaijonga, C L ^a   Valadez, J J ^d,e   Nyamwaya, D ^d   Swai, R ^f   Saidel, T ^c   Nyamuryekung'e, K ^a,f  

^a African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^b PHC Public Health Consult GMBH   (Germany)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f National AIDS Control Program   (Tanzania)

^g NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRIVER; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TANZANIA;

EID: 0033963662     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120047440     Document Type: Article

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