Preliminary efficacy of a computer-based HIV intervention for African-American women

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-234

  Wingood, Gina M ^a   Card, Josephina J ^b   Er, Deja ^a   Solomon, Julie ^b   Braxton, Nikia ^a   Lang, Delia ^a   Seth, Puja ^a   Cartreine, Jim ^c   Diclemente, Ralph J ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sociometrics Corporation   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Computer based; Health promotion; HIV prevention; HIV prevention intervention; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; UNSAFE SEX; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951568608     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.531576     Document Type: Article

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