Concurrency and the limited effectiveness of behavioural interventions on sexual risk behaviour of youth in sub-Saharan Africa

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2140-2142

  Kristien, Michielsen ^a   Matthew, Chersich ^a,b   Stanley, Luchters ^a   Ronan, Van Rossem ^a   Marleen, Temmerman ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MONOGAMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955386868     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833c8745     Document Type: Letter

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