The association among literacy, numeracy, HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior: A population-based survey of women in rural Mozambique

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Ciampa, Philip J ^a,d   Vaz, Lara M E ^a,b   Blevins, Meridith ^a   Sidat, Moshin ^c   Rothman, Russell L ^d   Vermund, Sten H ^a   Vergara, Alfredo E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Friends in Global Health LLC   (Mozambique)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOZAMBIQUE; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84862658168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391     Document Type: Article

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