Preventing HIV transmission in adolescents: An analysis of the Portuguese data from the Health Behaviour School-aged Children study and focus groups

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 300-304

  Dias, Sónia F ^a   Matos, Margarida G ^a   Gonçalves, Aldina C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; AIDS prevention; Gender differences; Psychosocial and ecological determinants; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUNKENNESS; FATHER; FEAR; FEMALE; FIGHTING; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 25844433902     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki085     Document Type: Article

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