HIV education in South African schools: The dilemma and conflicts of educators

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 48-54

  Ahmed, Nazeema ^a,b   Flisher, Alan J ^a,b,c   Mathews, Catherine ^b   Mukoma, Wanjiru ^a,b   Jansen, Shahieda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV AIDS education; Sexual health promotion; South Africa; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV EDUCATION; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHING;

EID: 66949161985     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808097190     Document Type: Article

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