The gap between knowledge on HIV/AIDS and sexual behavior: a study of teenagers in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Luciana Ramos de Moura (Author), Joyce Romano Lamounier (Author), Patrícia Regina Guimarães (Author), Júlia Mesquita Duarte (Author), Maria Tereza Cordeiro Beling (Author), Jorge Andrade Pinto (Author), Eugênio Marcos de Andrade Goulart (Author), Cristiane de Freitas Cunha Grillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...