Association between knowing someone who died of AIDS and behavior change among South African youth

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 903-912

  Palekar, Rakhee ^a   Pettifor, Audrey ^a   Behets, Frieda ^a   MacPhail, Catherine ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Behavior; Death; South Africa; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM; DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049100057     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9325-5     Document Type: Article

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