Rationale and design of the MEMA kwa Vijana adolescent sexual and reproductive health intervention in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

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

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-322

  Obasi, A I ^a   Cleophas, B ^b   Ross, D A ^c   Chima, K L ^b   Mmassy, G ^b   Gavyole, A ^b   Plummer, M L ^c   Makokha, M ^b   Mujaya, B ^d   Todd, J ^c   Wight, D ^e   Grosskurth, H ^c   Mabey, D C ^c   Hayes, R J ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b African Medical and Research Foundation   (Tanzania)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CONDOMS; DRAMA; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 33646914744     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500161983     Document Type: Article

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