Youth have a new attitude on AIDS, but are they talking about it?

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-196

  Zisser, Alison ^a   Francis, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Communication; Knowledge attitude behaviour; LoveLife; Media; Prevention campaigns; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33749459778     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490379     Document Type: Article

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