What's the 411? Assessing the feasibility of providing African American adolescents with HIV/AIDS prevention education in a faith-based setting

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-177

  Francis, Shelley A ^a   Lam, Wendy K ^b   Cance, Jessica D ^c   Hogan, Vijaya K ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Churches; Education; Faith based; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67349174694     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9177-y     Document Type: Article

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