Young people's knowledge, attitude, and behaviour on STI/HIV/AIDS in the context of Nepal: A systematic review

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 383-391

  Upreti, Dilip ^a   Regmi, P ^a   Pant, P ^a   Simkhada, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behaviour; HIV AIDS; Knowledge; Nepal; STIs; Systematic review; Young people

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; NEPAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 74849092215     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v7i4.2759     Document Type: Review

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