The relationship between Chinese construction workers' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour: A structural equation model

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1202-1210

  Qu, B ^a   Guo, H Q ^a   Liu, J ^a   Zuo, T M ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Sun, Gao ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); Attitudes; Behaviour; Chinese construction workers; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Knowledge; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES SURVEY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; BEHAVIOR; BUILDING WORKER; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; WORK;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350499466     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700427     Document Type: Article

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