Accurate and inaccurate HIV transmission beliefs, stigmatizing and HIV protection motivation in northern Thailand

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

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-176

  Boer, H ^a   Emons, P A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THAILAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RISK-TAKING; STEREOTYPING; THAILAND;

EID: 0842265857     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120410001641011     Document Type: Article

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