Small Islands, big problem: HIV/AIDS and youth in Trinidad and Tobago

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-251

  Baird, Donna S ^a   Yearwood, Edilma L ^a   Perrino, Carrol S ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Caribbean; HIV AIDS; Prevention; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SAFE SEX; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38449120084     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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