Effectiveness of School-based Education on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior among Secondary School Students in Wuhan, China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Gao, Xiaohui ^a   Wu, Yu ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Zhang, Naixing ^a   Tang, Jie ^a,b   Qiu, Jun ^a   Lin, Xiaofang ^a   Du, Yukai ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84866090563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044881     Document Type: Article

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