Sexual Stigma, Sexual Behaviors, and Abstinence Among Vietnamese Adolescents: Implications for Risk and Protective Behaviors for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Unwanted Pregnancy

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 48-59

  Kaljee, Linda M ^a   Green, Mackenzie ^a   Riel, Rosemary ^a   Lerdboon, Porntip ^a   Tho, Le Huu ^a   Thoa, Le Thi Kim ^a   Minh, Truong Tan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adolescents; HIV; reproductive health; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CHANGE; STEREOTYPING; VIETNAM;

EID: 34047261605     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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