Sexual behavior and STI/HIV status among adolescents in Rural Malawi: An evaluation of the effect of interview mode on reporting

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-334

  Mensch, Barbara S ^a   Hewett, Paul C ^a   Gregory, Richard ^a   Helleringer, Stephane ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; BIOMARKER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CHLAMYDIA;

EID: 57049133669     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00178.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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