Social and psychological factors associated with willingness to test for HIV infection among young people in Botswana

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Fako, Thabo T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOTSWANA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL; SCIENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTSWANA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 33645165207     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500456623     Document Type: Conference Paper

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