University students' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, HIV and AIDS, homosexuality and sexual risk behaviour: A questionnaire survey in two finnish universities

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 661-675

  Korhonen, Teija ^a   Kylmä, Jari ^b,c   Houtsonen, Jarmo ^d   Välimäki, Maritta ^e,f   Suominen, Tarja ^b  

^a University of Oulu   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SAFE SEX; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; STUDENTS;

EID: 84866346038     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932012000338     Document Type: Article

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