School-based HIV/STD prevention programs: Do benefits justify costs?

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-51

  Ateka, Givans K ^a   Lairson, David R ^b  

^a Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Lesotho   (Lesotho)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cost utility analysis; evaluation; HIV; STD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449459848     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109707304446     Document Type: Article

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