An outcome assessment of an ABC-based HIV peer education intervention among Kenyan university students

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-356

  Miller, Ann Neville ^a   Mutungi, Mike ^b   Facchini, Elena ^b   Barasa, Benard ^b   Ondieki, Wycliffe ^c   Warria, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b I Choose Life Africa ^*  (Kenya)

^c Liverpool VCT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 45949111296     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730802063470     Document Type: Article

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