The gap between knowledge on HIV/AIDS and sexual behavior: a study of teenagers in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Brazil La laguna entre el conocimiento sobre VIH/SIDA y el comportamiento sexual: una investigación con adolescentes de Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brasil A lacuna entre o conhecimento sobre HIV/AIDS e o comportamento sexual: uma investigação com adolescentes de Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brasil

The aim of this study was to investigate gaps between knowledge on HIV/AIDS and sexual behavior among teenagers. The study used a cross-sectional design with a representative random sample of 1,158 teenagers (14 to 19 years of age) enrolled in nine public secondary schools and who answered validated...

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Main Authors: Eugênio Marcos de Andrade Goulart, Jorge Andrade Pinto, Maria Tereza Cordeiro Beling, Júlia Mesquita Duarte, Patrícia Regina Guimarães, Luciana Ramos de Moura, Joyce Romano Lamounier, Cristiane de Freitas Cunha Grillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2013-05-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
VIH
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2013000900018