Educational attainment but not literacy is associated with HIV risk behavior among incarcerated women.
PURPOSE: To identify the educational factors associated with HIV risk behaviors among incarcerated women. METHODS: We evaluated a cohort of female detainees at The Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute between July and September 2004. Among the 423 women who participated in the study, 55% did no...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Women's Health (15409996) Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. 852 - 860 |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Nov2005
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