This is my story: A descriptive analysis of a peer education HIV/STD risk reduction program for women living in housing developments

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-261

  Downing, Moher ^a,b   Knight, Kelly R ^a   Vernon, Karen A ^a   Seigel, Shizue ^a   Ajaniku, Imani ^a   Acosta, Pauline S ^a   Thomas, Lowanna ^a   Porter, Sandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEGRO; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PARITY; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HOUSING; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN;

EID: 0032814792     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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