Does HIV VCT reduce risk behaviors? An observational study in Guatemala City

Current HIV Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Samayoa, Blanca ^a,b,c   Anderson, Matthew R ^d,f   O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^e   Pacheco, Karla P A ^a,b,c   Matos, Ana ^d   Reyes, Denise A ^d   Setru, Sagar ^d   Arathoon, Eduardo ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^b Unidad de Biologia Molecular   (Guatemala)

^c Clínica Familiar Luis Ángel García CFLAG   (Guatemala)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^f Department of Family and Social Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gender; Guatemala; HIV counseling; HIV infection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949770447     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016210790442696     Document Type: Article

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