Preliminary findings of an adapted evidence-based woman-focused HIV intervention on condom use and negotiation among at-risk women in Pretoria, South Africa

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-146

  Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a   Luseno, Winnie K ^a   Kline, Tracy L ^a   Browne, Felicia A ^a   Zule, William A ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom negotiation; Condom use; HIV risk; Sex workers; Sexual control; South Africa; Woman focused intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONDOMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951249877     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852351003640799     Document Type: Article

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