AIDS prevention in late adolescent college students from Spain and Portugal

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 673-681

  Munoz Silva A ^a   Sanchez Garcia M ^a   Nunes, C ^b   Martins, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AIDS prevention; Condom use; Late adolescents; Self efficacy; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; CONDOM USE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34547096472     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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