Are schools a good setting for adolescent sexual health promotion in rural Africa? A qualitative assessment from Tanzania

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-499

  Plummer, Mary L ^a,b   Wight, D ^b   Wamoyi, J ^c   Nyalali, K ^c   Ingall, T ^a   Mshana, G ^d   Shigongo, Z S ^c   Obasi, A I N ^e   Ross, D A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; TANZANIA;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CURRICULUM; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEX OFFENSES; TANZANIA;

EID: 34547653788     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl099     Document Type: Article

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