The impact of sexually transmissible infection programs in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: A systematic review

Sexual Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-212

  Guy, Rebecca ^a   Ward, James S ^a   Smith, Kirsty S ^a   Su, Jiunn Yih ^b   Huang, Rae Lin ^c   Tangey, Annie ^d   Skov, Steven ^b   Rumbold, Alice ^e,f   Silver, Bronwyn ^f   Donovan, Basil ^a   Kaldor, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Centre for Disease Control   (Australia)

^c Nganampa Health Council   (Australia)

^d Ngaanyatjarra Health Service   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

chlamydia; gonorrhoea; prevalence; program evaluation.

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862540094     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH11074     Document Type: Review

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