The effects of gender and socioeconomic status on youth sexual-risk norms: Evidence from a poor urban community in South Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-366

  Rogan, Michael ^a   Hynie, Michaela ^b   Casale, Marisa ^a   Nixon, Stephanie ^c   Flicker, Sarah ^b   Jobson, Geoff ^a   Dawad, Suraya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; HIV AIDS; Prevention; Sexual behaviour; Sexual health; Social cognitive models of health; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUVENILE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80051849385     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2010.545639     Document Type: Article

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