Health educators' perceptions of a sexual health intervention for homeless adolescents

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Rew, Lynn ^a   Rochlen, Aaron B ^a   Murphey, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health educator; Homeless adolescents; Qualitative research; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; TEXAS;

EID: 44649122744     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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