Estimates of intraclass correlation for variables related to behavioral HIV/STD prevention in a predominantly African American and hispanic sample of young women

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-194

  Pals, Sherri L ^a   Beaty, Brenda L ^b   Posner, Samuel F ^c   Bull, Sheana S ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Group randomized trial; HIV STD prevention; Intraclass correlation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049103445     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198108327731     Document Type: Article

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