Changes in exposure to information, communication and knowledge about AIDS among school children in Northern Tanzania, 1992-2005

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 382-387

  Bastien, S ^a,b   Sango, W ^b   Mnyika, K S ^c   Masatu, M C ^d   Klepp, K I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 41349092526     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701583779     Document Type: Article

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