HIV sexual risk-reduction interventions for youth: A review and methodological critique of randomized controlled trials

Behavior Modification

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-190

  Pedlow, C Teal ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a,b,c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Health and Behavior   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; HIV; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SAMPLE; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKILL; THEORETICAL STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037984128     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503251562     Document Type: Review

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