Knowledge of and perceptions about sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy: A qualitative study among adolescent students in Uganda

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-327

  Chacko, Sunita ^a   Kipp, Walter ^a   Laing, Lory ^a   Kagambe, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adolescents; AIDS; Dual protection; HIV infection; Knowledge, attitudes, practices; Perceptions; Qualitative studies; Reproductive health; Sexually transmitted diseases; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARD; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 36949040593     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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