SISTA South Africa: The adaptation of an efficacious HIV prevention trial conducted with African-American women for isiXhosa-speaking South African women

Sahara J

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 186-191

  Saleh Onoya, Dorina ^a   Braxton, Nikia Danette ^b   Sifunda, Sibusiso ^c   Reddy, Priscilla ^c   Ruiter, Robert ^d   Van Den Borne, Bart ^a   Walters, Tiffany Pennick ^b   Lang, Delia ^b   Wingood, Gina M ^b  

^a Rollins School of Public Health Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education ^*  (South Africa)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; HIV transmission risk behaviours; Intervention; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 65249149546     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724918     Document Type: Article

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