Teacher training and HIV/AIDS prevention in West Africa: Regression discontinuity design evidence from the Cameroon

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 36-54

  Arcand, Jean Louis ^a   Wouabe, Eric Djimeu ^b  

^a Graduate Institute   (Switzerland)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cameroon; HIV AIDS; teacher training

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAMEROON; CONDOM; CUSTODY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLICE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TEACHER; TRAINING; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CAMEROON; CHILD; CONDOMS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 78449253262     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1643     Document Type: Article

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