The feasibility of using mobile phone technology for sexual behaviour research in a population vulnerable to HIV: A prospective survey with female sex workers in South India

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 695-703

  Bradley, Janet ^a,b   Ramesh, B M ^c,d   Rajaram, S ^a,c   Lobo, Anil ^c   Gurav, Kaveri ^c   Isac, Shajy ^c   Chandra Shekhar Gowda, G ^e   Pushpalatha, R ^f   Moses, Stephen ^d   Sunil, Kumar D R ^c   Alary, Michel ^b,g  

^a CHARME India Project   (India)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e Part of Catalyst Group   (India)

^f Swathi Mahila Sangha   (India)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

feasibility; female sex workers; HIV; India; sexual behaviour; telephone methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; CONDOMS; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861504456     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.630371     Document Type: Review

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