Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to HIV and AIDS in Nicaragua: A community-level perspective

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-44

  Ugarte, William J ^a,b   Högberg, Ulf ^a   Valladares, Eliette ^b   Essén, Birgitta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Adult population; Attitudes; Behaviors; Gender; HIV AIDS related knowledge; Nicaragua

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION RISK; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NICARAGUA; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICARAGUA; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874269440     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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