Perceptions of HIV/AIDS risk and sexual risk-taking of young people in Ghana

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 439-457

  Tenkorang, Eric Yeboah ^a   Adjei, Jones K ^b   Gyimah, Stephen Obeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

GHANA;

EID: 79955408346     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2010.3673729     Document Type: Article

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