A systematic review of school-based sexual health interventions to prevent STI/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Paul Ebhohimhen, Virginia A ^a   Poobalan, Amudha ^b   Van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDLINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 39749144397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-4     Document Type: Review

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