Randomized controlled trial to investigate impact of site-based safer sex programmes in Kingston, Jamaica: Trial design, methods and baseline findings

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 801-813

  Weir, S S ^a,b   Figueroa, J P ^c   Byfield, L ^c   Hall, A ^c   Cummings, S ^a   Suchindran, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Jamaica; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; CONDOM USE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAMAICA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; KINGSTON [JAMAICA];

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 43549116567     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02057.x     Document Type: Article

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