Efficacy of a web-based intervention to reduce sexual risk in men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 549-557

  Carpenter, Kelly M ^a   Stoner, Susan A ^a   Mikko, Aneke N ^a   Dhanak, Lynn P ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a Talaria Inc   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based safer sex intervention; HIV prevention; Internet interventions; Motivation; Reaching rural MSM; Reaching young MSM; Skills training; Web based prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956884150     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9578-2     Document Type: Article

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