Predicting intended use of voluntary HIV counselling and testing services among Tanzanian teachers using the theory of planned behaviour

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 991-999

  Kakoko, Deodatus Conatus ^a   Astrom A N ^a   Lugoe, Wycliffe L ^b   Lie, Gro T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Counselling; HIV AIDS; Intention; Tanzania; Testing; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VARIANCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA; TEACHING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MWANZA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33745214892     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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