Using an online survey to assess knowledge of HIV in general and testing specifically among black and white college students

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 826-832

  Hou, Su I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Historically black colleges and universities; HIV AIDS; Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47749095618     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31377-8     Document Type: Article

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