Education attainment but not literacy is associated with HIV risk behavior among incarcerated women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 852-859

  Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Clarke, Jennifer G ^b   Hebert, Megan R ^b   Ray, Moira K ^b   Stein, Michael D ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LEARNING DISORDER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SKILL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRISONERS; RHODE ISLAND; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 29644435326     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.852     Document Type: Article

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