Behavioural change vis-à-vis HIV&AIDS knowledge mismatch among adolescents. The case of some selected schools in Zomba, Malawi

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 460-467

  Mwale, Marisen ^a  

^a MZUZU UNIVERSITY   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Cognitive dissonance; Culture of silence; HIV AIDS; risk reduction; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349127118     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630903900407     Document Type: Article

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