Enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people's resilience to blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections: Findings from a community-based participatory research project

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Mooney Somers, Julie ^a   Erick, Wani ^b   Scott, Robert ^c   Akee, Angie ^c   Kaldor, John ^a   Maher, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Health services; Indigenous; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; CONSUMER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONDOMS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949093576     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he09195     Document Type: Article

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