Effects of parental involvement in HIV/AIDS preventive education on secondary student knowledge about transmission and prevention in akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-87

  Akpabio, I ^a   Asuzu, M ^b   Fajemilehin, B ^c   Ofi, Bola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349092862     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.29.1.f     Document Type: Article

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