Improvements of knowledge and perception towards HIV/AIDs among secondary school students after two hours talk

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-292

  Jahanfar, Shayesteh ^a   Lim, A W ^a   Loh, M A ^a   Yeoh, A G ^a   Charles, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b Federation of Family Planning Association   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Knowledge; Perception; Sexual education

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 59849113063     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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