The association between school attendance, HIV infection and sexual behaviour among young people in rural South Africa

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Hargreaves, J R ^a,b   Morison, L A ^a   Kim, J C ^a,b   Bonell, C P ^a   Porter, J D H ^a   Watts, C ^a   Busza, J ^a   Phetla, G ^b   Pronyk, P M ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; POPULATION MODELING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 38849113934     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.053827     Document Type: Article

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