Effects of School Health Nursing Education Interventions on HIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes of Students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-123

  Akpabio, Idongesit I ^a   Asuzu, Michael C ^b   Fajemilehin, Boluwaji R ^c   Ofi, Abosede B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitude; Health education; HIV AIDS; Nurses; Parental involvement; School health; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; NURSES; PARENTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249139967     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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