Life skills training as HIV/AIDS preventive strategy in secondary schools: Evaluation of a large-scale implementation process

Sahara J

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 203-216

  Visser, Maretha J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Action research; HIV AIDS prevention; Large scale intervention; Life skills training; Programme evaluation; Secondary schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34248607776     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2005.9724843     Document Type: Article

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