The impact of syphilis mass treatment one year later: Self-reported behaviour change among participants

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 571-578

  Rekart, Michael L ^a,b   Wong, Thomas ^c   Wong, Elsie ^c   Hutchinson, Kylie ^d   Ogilvie, Gina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d Community Solutions Planning and Evaluation ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Mass treatment; Outreach; Sexual behaviour change; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AZITHROMYCIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 23944512781     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462054679179     Document Type: Article

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