HIV knowledge and perceptions of risk in a young, urban, drug-using population

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 791-794

  Johnston, C L ^a   Marshall, B D L ^a,b   Qi, J ^a   Zonneveld, C J ^a   Kerr, T ^a,c   Montaner, J S G ^a,c   Wood, E ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV; Illicit drug use; Youth

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

DRUG USER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA; YOUNG POPULATION;

ABORIGINE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HIV KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; URBAN AREA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 81255177049     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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