Knowledge, attitudes and sources of information regarding HIV/AIDS in Iranian adolescents

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

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1004-1010

  Yazdi, C A ^a   Aschbacher, Kirstin ^b,c   Arvantaj, A ^a   Naser, H M ^d   Abdollahi, E ^a   Asadi, A ^a   Mousavi, M ^a   Narmani, M R ^a   Kianpishe, M ^a   Nicfallah, F ^a   Moghadam, A K ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2001 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH SCHOOL; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SAFER CHOICES QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TEACHER; TELEVISION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 33749495456     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500526284     Document Type: Article

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