The influence of sex of interviewer on the results of an AIDS survey in Ghana

Human Organization

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-57

  McCombie, Susan C ^a   Anarfi, John K ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Ghana; Sexual behavior; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

GHANA;

EID: 0036229080     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.61.1.em6l865y3v9y7y2l     Document Type: Article

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