HIV knowledge and sexual risk behaviors of street children in Takoradi, Ghana

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-215

  Wutoh, Anthony K ^a   Kumoji, E Kuor ^b   Xue, Zhenyi ^a   Campusano, Gregorina ^a   Wutoh, Rita D ^a   Ofosu, Joseph R ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ghana; HIV; Homeless; Risk behaviors; Street children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GHANA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOME; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSTITUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; GHANA; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645880146     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9038-6     Document Type: Article

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