Development of leadership self-efficacy and collective efficacy: Adolescent girls across castes as peer educators in Nepal

Global Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 284-302

  Posner, J ^a   Kayastha, P ^b   Davis, D ^b   Limoges, J ^a   O'Donnell, C ^a   Yue, K ^a  

^a Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)   (United States)

^b Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Caste; Collective efficacy; HIV awareness; Leadership self efficacy; Menstrual prohibitions; Nepal; Peer education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; MENSTRUAL RESTRICTION; NEPAL; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR MODELS; NEPAL; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68449096743     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690902783157     Document Type: Article

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