Young people's understanding of HIV: A qualitative study among school students in Mankweng, South Africa

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 101-106

  Ragnarsson, Anders ^a   Onya, Hans E ^b   Aarø, Leif Edvard ^c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

AIDS; Belief systems; HIV; South Africa; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 66949132186     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808094241     Document Type: Article

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