Knowledge, attitude and practice towards voluntary counseling and testing among university students in North West Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Addis, Zelalem ^a   Yalew, Aregawi ^a   Shiferaw, Yitayal ^a   Alemu, Abebe ^a   Birhan, Wubet ^a   Mathewose, Biniam ^a   Tachebele, Belayenesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Knowledge; Practice; Voluntary counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880947686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-714     Document Type: Article

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