What do Tanzanian children worry about?

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-193

  Snipstad, Mai Bente ^a   Lie, Gro Therese ^a   Winje, Dagfinn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Department of Clinical Psychology ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Anxiety; Coping strategies; HIV AIDS; Orphans and vulnerable children; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; ORPHANAGE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 33644962996     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900509490357     Document Type: Article

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