Times and places: Process evaluation of a peer-led HIV prevention intervention

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 669-690

  Dickson Gomez, Julia ^a   Weeks, Margaret ^a   Martinez, Maria ^a   Convey, Mark ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug users; Gatekeepers; Harm reduction; HIV; Outreach; Peer health advocates (PHAs); Peer led interventions; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF;

ADULT; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645779748     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080500411403     Document Type: Article

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