A controlled-study of preventive effects of peer education and single-session lectures on HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among university students in Turkey

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-278

  Ergene, Tuncay ^a   Çok, Figen ^b   Tümer, Aygen ^a   Ünal, Serhat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 20544434727     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.17.4.268.66533     Document Type: Article

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