Knowledge of HIV and AIDS among tertiary students in Bangladesh

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-285

  Hossain, Mohammad Bellal ^a,b   Kabir, Md Alamgir ^b   Ferdous, Hasina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b Ain O Salish Kendra ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 35348983361     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.26.3.e     Document Type: Article

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