The theory of planned behaviour as a framework for predicting sexual risk behaviour in sub-Saharan African youth: A critical review

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-35

  Protogerou, Cleo ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Aar, Leif Edvard ^b   Mathews, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; VALIDITY;

EID: 84864265324     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2011.621067     Document Type: Review

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