Determinants of knowledge of HIV status in South Africa: Results from a population-based HIV survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Matseke, Gladys ^a   Mzolo, Thembile ^a   Majaja, Mmapaseka ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651160780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-174     Document Type: Article

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