A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the relative efficacy of adding voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) to information dissemination in reducing HIV-related risk behaviors among Hong Kong male cross-border truck drivers

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-28

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Tsui, Hi Yi ^a   Cheng, Shannon ^b   Pang, Margaret ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AIDS Concern   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; HIV AIDS; Mobile population; Randomized controlled trial; Voluntary counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77949586414     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903012619     Document Type: Article

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