HIV/AIDS and Indian youth - a review of the literature (1980 – 2008)

Sahara J

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-8

  Nath, Anita ^a,b  

^a Population Council ^*  (India)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom; HIV AIDS; Knowledge; Sexual behaviour; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TRAVEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONDOMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649252350     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2009.9724923     Document Type: Article

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