Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, sexual behaviour and pevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female students of the University of Buea, Cameroon

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Nkuo Akenji, Theresa ^a   Nkwesheu, Armand ^b   Nyasa, Raymond ^a   Tallah, Esther ^c   Ndip, Roland ^a   Angwafo III, Fru ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^c PLAN International   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Attitudes; Chlamydia; Education level; Gonorrhoea; Prevention; Self reporting; Sex differentials; Syphilis risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYPHILIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34648825679     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900709490410     Document Type: Article

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