The impact of AIDS/sex education by schools or family doctors on Hong Kong Chinese adolescents

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-116

  Wong, William C W ^a   Lee, Albert ^b   Tsang, Kwong K A ^b   Lynn, Henry ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; HIV; Hong Kong; Primary medical care; Sexual education

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 30344485120     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500500156105     Document Type: Article

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