A quasi-experimental evaluation of a community-based HIV prevention intervention for Mexican American female adolescents: The Shero's program

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 109-123

  Harper, Gary W ^a   Bangi, Audrey K ^b   Sanchez, Bernadette ^a   Doll, Mimi ^c   Pedraza, Ana ^d  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Chicago Public Schools   (United States)

^d Project VIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NORTH CAROLINA; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70949099098     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.5_supp.109     Document Type: Article

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