The Regai Dzive Shiri project: Results of a randomized trial of an HIV prevention intervention for youth

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2541-2552

  Cowan, Frances M ^a,c   Pascoe, Sophie J S ^b   Langhaug, Lisa F ^a   Mavhu, Webster ^c   Chidiya, Samson ^c   Jaffar, Shabbar ^b   Mbizvo, Michael T ^c   Stephenson, Judith M ^a   Johnson, Anne M ^a   Power, Robert M ^a   Woelk, Godfrey ^c   Hayes, Richard J ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV infection; Pregnancy; Prevention; Randomized trial; Sexually transmitted infections; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINALYSIS; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 78549274707     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833e77c9     Document Type: Article

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