School-based randomized controlled trial of an HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention for South African adolescents

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 923-929

  Jemmott III, John B ^a   Jemmott, Loretta S ^a   O'Leary, Ann ^b   Ngwane, Zolani ^c   Icard, Larry D ^d   Bellamy, Scarlett L ^a   Jones, Shasta F ^a   Landis, J Richard ^a   Heeren, G Anita ^a   Tyler, Joanne C ^e   Makiwane, Monde B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^f HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77958031780     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.176     Document Type: Article

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