Evaluation of Stepping Stones as a tool for changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours associated with gender, relationships and HIV risk in Karnataka, India

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bradley, Janet E ^a   Bhattacharjee, Parinita ^a,b   Ramesh, Banadakoppa M ^a,b   Girish, Meghna ^b   Das, Arup K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959397923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-496     Document Type: Review

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