Interaction between HIV awareness, knowledge, safe sex practice and HIV prevalence: Evidence from Botswana

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 321-344

  Ray, Ranjan ^a   Sinha, Kompal ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BOTSWANA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859308131     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932011000733     Document Type: Article

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