Assessing reasons for School/College dropout among young adults and implications for awareness about stds and HIV/AIDS: Findings from a population-based study in Karachi, Pakistan

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-130

  Farid Ul Hasnain, Syed ^a   Krantz, Gunilla ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Awareness; HIV AIDS; School college dropouts; STDs; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT DROPOUTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960154565     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9074-0     Document Type: Article

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