A decade of HIV/AIDS prevention in Sweden: Changes in attitudes associated with HIV and sexual risk behaviour from 1987 to 1997

AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 881-890

  Herlitz, Claes Andreas ^a   Steel, Jennifer Lynne ^a  

^a Dalarnas forskningsrad   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discussing HIV; Fear of HIV seropositive persons; HIV prevention; National campaign; Optimism; Repeated cross sectional study; Sexual risk behaviour; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034024675     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200005050-00015     Document Type: Article

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