Reaching hard-to-reach migrants by letters: An HIV/AIDS awareness programme in Nepal

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Poudel, Krishna C ^a   Jimba, Masamine ^a   Poudel Tandukar, Kalpana ^a   Wakai, Susumu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; HIV AIDS; Letters; Migration; Nepal; Sexual behaviours

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SERVICE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SPOUSE; WRITING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33750966734     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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