Effects of a behavioral intervention to reduce serodiscordant unsafe sex among hiv positive men who have sex with men: The positive connections randomized controlled trial study

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Rosser, B R Simon ^a   Hatfield, Laura A ^a   Miner, Michael H ^a   Ghiselli, Margherita E ^a   Lee, Brian R ^a   Welles, Seth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral interventions; HIV prevention; HIV+ MSM; MSM; Prevention for positives; Unsafe sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSAFE SEX;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 77953286564     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-009-9244-1     Document Type: Article

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