Sexual risk among orphaned adolescents: Is country-level HIV prevalence an important factor?

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 927-938

  Robertson, Laura ^a   Gregson, Simon ^a,b   Garnett, Geoff P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

adolescents; education; HIV; orphans; sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; CHILD CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD, ORPHANED; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955156033     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121003758622     Document Type: Conference Paper

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