The Mpondombili Project: Preventing HIV/AIDS and Unintended Pregnancy among Rural South African School-Going Adolescents

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 113-122

  Mantell, Joanne E ^a   Harrison, Abigail ^b   Hoffman, Susie ^a,c   Smit, Jennifer A ^d   Stein, Zena A ^a,e   Exner, Theresa M ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

abstinence; adolescents; condoms; dual protection; HIV AIDS; peer education; pregnancy; sexual initiation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDEOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; NURSE; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT; TEACHER; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33750743786     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)28269-7     Document Type: Article

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