School based sex education and HIV prevention in lowand middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Fonner, Virginia A ^a   Armstrong, Kevin S ^b   Kennedy, Caitlin E ^a   O'Reilly, Kevin R ^b   Sweat, Michael D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KNOWLEDGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CONDOM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897096093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089692     Document Type: Article

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