Effects and effectiveness of life skills education for HIV prevention in young people

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 465-485

  Yankah, Ekua ^a   Aggleton, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKILL; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849157388     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2008.20.6.465     Document Type: Article

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