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When you have a high life, and you like sex, you will be afraid”

A qualitative evaluation of adolescents’ decision to test for HIV in Zambia and Kenya using the health belief model

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ID15368015
AuthorsLeila Katirayi (0000-0002-2575-8737, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, corresponding author), Job Akuno, Bright Kulukulu (National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council), Rose Masaba
Year2021
Volume21
Issue1
Pages398-398
Publication date2021-02-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-10391-x
PMID33632176
OpenAlexW3131706160
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited23

Adolescents require more information about the benefits of testing early and the ability to live a long and healthy life on ART. Educating adolescents that HIV testing is a normative behavior among their peers could strengthen HIV testing among adolescents

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Focus group · Moderation · Population · Public health · Qualitative research · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Highly citedNo

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