A randomized controlled trial of an HIV prevention intervention for street-based female sex workers in Yerevan, Armenia: Preliminary evidence of efficacy

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 530-537

  Markosyan, Karine ^a   Lang, Delia L ^b,c   Salazar, Laura F ^b,c   DiClemente, Ralph J ^b,c,d   Hardin, James W ^e   Darbinyan, Nelli ^f   Joseph, Jesse B ^g   Khurshudyan, Marietta ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA   (Armenia)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^g Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Armenia; Female sex workers; HIV prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ARMENIA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956879318     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9689-9     Document Type: Article

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