... sending out an SMS: An impact and outcome evaluation of the Western Australian Department of Health's 2005 chlamydia campaign

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-120

  Wilkins, Alexa ^a   Mak, Donna B ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campaign; Chlamydia; Evaluation; Sexual health; SMS; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34547782328     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he07113     Document Type: Article

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