The effect of squad leader mentors through short message services for mobile phones in promoting safe sex among first (Central) army area conscripts of Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Kaoaiem, Hatairat ^a   Taneepanichskul, Surasak ^a   Somrongthong, Ratana ^a   Saengdidtha, Boonterm ^a   Lertmaharit, Somrat ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Conscript; Mentor; Safe sex; Short message service; Squad leader

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOLDIER; SQUAD LEADER MENTOR; THAILAND;

ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SAFE SEX; TEXT MESSAGING; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858053955     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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