AIDS communications through social networks: Catalyst for behaviour changes in Uganda

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Low Beer, Daniel ^a   Stoneburner, Rand L ^a  

^a SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective behaviour change; Community; Sexual behaviour; Social capital; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 12344305019     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900409490313     Document Type: Article

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