Family support as a mediator of change in sexual risk-taking attitudes among orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 228-235

  Ismayilova, Leyla ^a   Ssewamala, Fred M ^a   Karimli, Leyla ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward sexual risk taking; Economic empowerment intervention; Family communication; Family support; Mediation analysis; Orphaned adolescents; Sub Saharan Africa; Suubi Project; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FAMILY FACTOR; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORPHANED CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL RISK TAKING ATTITUDE; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UGANDA;

EID: 84857046173     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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