An assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions of pharmacy students regarding HIV/AIDS

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ahmed, Syed Imran ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^b   Aziz, Noorizan Abdul ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity deficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALAYSIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65749104786     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj730115     Document Type: Article

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