Effects of a rapid peer-based HIV/AIDS educational intervention on knowledge and attitudes of high school students in a high-income Arab country

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-98

  Barss, Peter ^a   Grivna, Michal ^a   Ganczak, Maria ^b   Bernsen, Roos ^a   Al Maskari, Fatma ^a   Agab, Hussein El ^a   Al Awadhi, Fatheyah ^a   Al Baloushi, Hamdan ^a   Al Dhaheri, Sharina ^a   Al Dhahri, Jamila ^a   Al Jaberi, Amal ^a   Al Kaabi, Sheikha ^a   Khouri, Aysha ^a   Al Kitbi, Hala ^a   Al Mansoori, Dalal ^a   Al Marzouqi, Mohamed ^a   Al Muhairy, Shamma ^a   Al Neaimi, Wadha ^a   Al Shamsi, Ebrahim ^a   Zahmi, Abdullah Mohd ^a   Yammahi, Amnah Ali ^a   more..

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

AIDS; Epidemiology; Health promotion; HIV; Intervention studies; Peer group; Prevention; Sexual behavior; Stigma; Students

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 69549097953     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31819c153f     Document Type: Article

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