Girls' education and HIV risk: Evidence from Uganda

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 863-872

  Alsan, Marcella M ^a   Cutler, David M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education policy; Gender; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDUCATION POLICY; FEMALE EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

UGANDA;

EDUCATION POLICY; GENDER; HIV/AIDS; I15; O12;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881109622     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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