Evaluation of knowledge levels amongst village AIDS committees after undergoing HIV educational sessions: Results from a pilot study in rural Tanzania

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Epsley, Elizabeth J ^a   Nhandi, Benjamin ^b   Wringe, Alison ^a   Urassa, Mark ^b   Todd, Jim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES SURVEY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONDOM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WITCHCRAFT;

EID: 83255171106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-14     Document Type: Article

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