HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana

This study investigated HIV/AIDS education in two secondary schools in Ghana comparing students’ knowledge, attitude and behaviour. Furthermore, this study investigated students most trusted source of HIV/AIDS knowledge, how students see the disease against other diseases and how HIV education is gr...

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Main Author: Akoto, Yaw
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden tiedekunta, Faculty of Education, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/36898
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title_full HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana
title_fullStr HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana
title_short HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana
title_sort hiv aids education in regular and special deaf secondary schools in ghana
title_txtP HIV/AIDS education in regular and special (deaf) secondary schools in Ghana
topic AIDS HIV-tartunta Erityispedagogiikka Special Education 101 tieto yläkoulu käsitykset Ghana
topic_facet 101 AIDS Erityispedagogiikka Ghana HIV-tartunta Special Education käsitykset tieto yläkoulu
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