Young citizens as health agents: Use of drama in promoting community efficacy for HIV/AIDS

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-204

  Kamo, Norifumi ^a   Carlson, Mary ^a   Brennan, Robert T ^a   Earls, Felton ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CITIZENSHIP; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRAMA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RISK; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TANZANIA;

EID: 39649106126     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.113704     Document Type: Short Survey

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