Exposure to information and communication about HIV/AIDS and perceived credibility of information sources among young people in northern Tanzania

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-222

  Bastien, Sheri ^a,b   Leshabari, Melkizedek T ^c   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Communication; East Africa; Health interventions; Health knowledge; HIV prevention; Out of school; Sampling procedures; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA; TELECOMMUNICATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 67749093156     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.2.9.861     Document Type: Article

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