HIV- and AIDS-related (mis)perceptions and (non)responses of school principals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-121

  Wood, Lesley ^a   Webb, Paul ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Educational management; Qualitative research; Quality of education; Response; Risk perceptions; School health education; Socio cultural aspects

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHER;

EID: 44449134959     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2008.7.1.11.439     Document Type: Article

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