Socio-cultural and economic antecedents of adolescent sexual decision-making and HIV-risk in rural Uganda.
With more than half of new infections occurring among youth, HIV/AIDS remains a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 48 adolescents and 15 adult key informants in a rural Ugandan community to identify influences on adolescent sexual d...
| Publicado en: | AIDS Care Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 258 - 265 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2013
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