Child abuse and AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behavior among adolescents in Zambia

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-159

  Slonim Nevo, Vered ^a   Mukuka, Lawrence ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child abuse; HIV AIDS; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD ABUSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33847404469     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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