Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing: An analysis of University students in Jamaica

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Norman, Lisa R ^a   Gebre, Yitades ^b  

^a Brewton Parker College   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAMAICA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 25144457038     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-7-1-70     Document Type: Article

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