Interventions for young people in Australia to reduce HIV and sexually transmissible infections: A systematic review

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-128

  Kang, Melissa ^a   Skinner, Rachel ^a   Usherwood, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; education; internet; screening; testing; vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954017744     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09079     Document Type: Review

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