The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-304

  Magnani, Robert ^a   MacIntyre, Kate ^a   Karim, Ali Mehyrar ^a   Brown, Lisanne ^a   Hutchinson, Paul ^a   Kaufman, Carol ^a   Rutenburg, Naomi ^a   Hallman, Kelly ^a   May, Julian ^a   Dallimore, Anthea ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual risk; HIV AIDS; Life skills; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT;

EID: 20144379660     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.025     Document Type: Article

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