Community-wide HIV counselling and testing in central Massachusetts: Who is retested and does their behavior change?

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-22

  McCusker, Jane ^a,b   Willis, Georgianna ^c   McDonald, Margaret ^d   Sereti, Susan M ^e   Lewis, Benjamin F ^d,f   Sullivan, John L ^g  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e HIV Counselling Testing and Support Service   (United States)

^f Research Centre on Addiction Behavior   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEROCONVERSION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; ODDS RATIO; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRISONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030050186     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01682760     Document Type: Article

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