Risk reduction counseling is associated with decreased HIV transmission-associated behaviors in high-risk indian heterosexuals

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 478-483

  Solomon, Sunil S ^a   Solomon, Suniti ^a   Masse, Benoit R ^b   Srikrishnan, A K ^a   Beauchamp, Geetha ^b   Thamburaj, Easter ^a   Gulvady, Menaka ^a   Anand, S ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^c,d  

^a YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^b Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Fenway Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; High risk individuals; HIV; India; Risk reduction counseling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDIAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745906982     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000221684.83057.2f     Document Type: Article

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