HIV Testing Among Young People Aged 16–24 in South Africa: Impact of Mass Media Communication Programs

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2033-2044

  Do, Mai ^a   Figueroa, Maria Elena ^b   Lawrence Kincaid, D ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; HIV testing; Mass media; South Africa; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964323804     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1402-1     Document Type: Article

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