HIV and AIDS-Related Knowledge, Awareness, and Practices in Madagascar

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 917-919

  Lanouette, Nicole M ^a,e   Noelson, Rivo ^b   Ramamonjisoa, Andriamahenina ^c   Jacobson, Sheldon ^a   Jacobson, Jeffrey M ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c Ministry of Health   (Madagascar)

^d MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERVIEW; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAVEL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0038240338     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.6.917     Document Type: Article

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