Knowledge about AIDS/HIV infection among female college students

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-137

  Farid, Rakshanda ^b   Choudhry, Abdul Jamil ^a  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Pakistan)

^b FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Condoms; Contaminated needles; HIV infection; Homosexuality; Immunodeficiency syndrome acquired

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST FEEDING; CLOTHING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NEEDLE; PAKISTAN; PARENT; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECYCLING; RELIGION; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SIBLING; TEACHER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SAMPLING STUDIES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0037732769     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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