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dc.contributor.authorMuinonen, U.
dc.contributor.authorSuominen, T.
dc.contributor.authorValimaki, M.
dc.contributor.authorValimaki, C.
dc.contributor.authorPeate, I.
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-11T13:25:01Z
dc.date.available2011-01-11T13:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.citationMuinonen , U , Suominen , T , Valimaki , M , Valimaki , C & Peate , I 2002 , ' Early adolescents' HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in Finland ' , International Journal of Nursing Practice , vol. 8 , no. 2 , pp. 81-88 . https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-172x.2002.00337.x
dc.identifier.issn1322-7114
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/5128
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/5128
dc.description‘The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com '. Copyright Blackwell Publishing [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
dc.description.abstractFinland had a relatively low rate of HIV infection during the first 17 years of the epidemic, which began in 1980. Similar to other developed countries around the world, information about the infection has been readily available, and this helped to reduce the occurrence of HIV contagion, particularly among adolescents, a group that is responsible for 50% of HIV infections worldwide. This small-scale study investigated HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour among a group of 171 youths aged 13–16 years in suburban schools in southern Finland. Knowledge levels were relatively low and the disease was somewhat stigmatized, but homosexuality was less stigmatized than in other developed countries. The results suggest that Finnish adolescents need to be better informed about HIV and AIDS. Schools and school nurses could play a crucial role in providing information about this incurable disease.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Nursing Practice
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectadolescents
dc.subjecthomophobia
dc.subjectsexual risk behavior
dc.titleEarly adolescents' HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in Finlanden
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Adult Nursing and Primary Care
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1046/j.1440-172x.2002.00337.x
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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