A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the relative efficacy of enhanced versus standard voluntary counseling and testing on promoting condom use among men who have sex with men in China

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1138-1147

  Hao, Chun ^a,b   Huan, Xiping ^c   Yan, Hongjing ^c   Yang, Haitao ^c   Guan, Wenhui ^c   Xu, Xiaoqin ^c   Zhang, Min ^d   Wang, Na ^d   Tang, Weiming ^e   Gu, Jing ^a,b   Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Jiangsu Provincial Central   (China)

^d Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

HIV STD; Intervention; Men who have sex with men; Randomized controlled trial; Voluntary HIV counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; SYPHILIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863720442     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0141-1     Document Type: Article

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