Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to HIV and AIDS Among College Students in Taiwan

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-408

  Tung, Wei Chen ^a   Ding, Kele ^a   Farmer, Suzette ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; attitude; college students; condom use; HIV; knowledge; nursing; sexual behavior; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 50349098500     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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