Mass media as an HIV-prevention strategy: Using culturally sensitive messages to reduce HIV-associated sexual behavior of at-risk African American youth

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2150-2159

  Romer, Daniel ^a   Sznitman, Sharon ^a   DiClemente, Ralph ^b   Salazar, Laura F ^b   Vanable, Peter A ^c   Carey, Michael P ^c   Hennessy, Michael ^a   Brown, Larry K ^d   Valois, Robert F ^e   Stanton, Bonita F ^f   Fortune, Thierry ^g   Juzang, Ivan ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MEE Productions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 72249122814     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.155036     Document Type: Review

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