Evaluation of HIV/AIDS secondary school peer education in rural Nigeria

Health Education Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-557

  Van Der Maas, Frank ^a   Otte, Willem M ^a  

^a Nwofe Iseke ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIGMA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 67650918372     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn056     Document Type: Article

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