Assessment of knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS among inmates of Quthing Prison, Lesotho

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-54

  Akeke, V A ^a   Mokgatle, M ^b   Oguntibeju, O O ^c  

^a Quthing Government Hospital   (Lesotho)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONDOM; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESOTHO; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRISONER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 34347246668     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0043-31442007000100009     Document Type: Article

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