Process evaluation of the teacher training for an AIDS prevention programme

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 621-632

  Ahmed, Nazeema ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Mathews, Catherine ^b,c   Jansen, Shahieda ^a   Mukoma, Wanjiru ^a   Schaalma, Herman ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHER; TRAINING; VIOLENCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33749035447     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl031     Document Type: Article

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