HIV/STD Risk Behaviors Among In-School Adolescents in Post-conflict Liberia

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 350-360

  Kennedy, Stephen B ^a,b   Atwood, Katharine A ^a   Harris, Albert O ^b   Taylor, Curtis H ^b   Gobeh, Mawen E ^b   Quaqua, Monica ^b   Woods, Daisajou V ^b   Bee, Ernree M ^b   Warlonfa, Matthew ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA   (Liberia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV STDs; Liberia; Post conflict setting; School; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBERIA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIBERIA; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862162736     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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