Girls' schooling in Tanzania: The key to HIV/AIDS prevention?

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

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 863-871

  Vavrus, F ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 33749472227     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500307776     Document Type: Article

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