Efficacy of HIV prevention interventions in latin american and caribbean nations, 1995-2008: A meta-analysis

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1237-1251

  Huedo Medina, Tania B ^a   Boynton, Marcy H ^b   Warren, Michelle R ^a   LaCroix, Jessica M ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a   Johnson, Blair T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention; Caribbean countries; Condom use; HIV prevention; Latin America; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARIBBEAN REGION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LATIN AMERICA; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952279077     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9763-3     Document Type: Article

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