The effectiveness of sex education and HIV education interventions in schools in developing countries

World Health Organization - Technical Report Series

Volumn , Issue 938, 2006, Pages 103-150

  Kirby, Douglas ^a   Obasi, Angela ^b   Laris, B A ^a  

^a ETR ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; BIRTH CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33748539325     PISSN: 05123054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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