The perspectives of in-school youths in Kampala, Uganda, on the role of parents in HIV prevention

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-200

  Löfgren, Johanna ^a   Byamugisha, Josaphat ^b   Tillgren, Per ^a,c   Rubenson, Birgitta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baumrind theory; Communication; East Africa; Parents; Qualitative research; Socio cultural aspects; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UGANDA;

EID: 67749099538     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.2.7.859     Document Type: Article

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