Reaching Young Men: Lessons Learned in the Recruitment, Training, and Utilization of Male Peer Sexual Health Educators

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3_suppl, 2010, Pages 19S-25S

  Cupples, Jacqueline B ^a   Zukoski, Ann P ^b   Dierwechter, Tatiana ^a  

^a Benton County Health Department   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; contraception; HIV AIDS; men; peer; sex education; STIs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CHANGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956221710     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839909358847     Document Type: Article

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