Reaching youth with out-of-facility hiv and reproductive health services: A systematic review

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-121

  Denno, Donna M ^a   Chandra Mouli, V ^b   Osman, Majdi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based delivery; Health services; HIV and reproductive health services; Homeless youth; Marginalized youth; Out of facility health service delivery; Outreach; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONDOM; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JUVENILE; MALAWI; NETHERLANDS; PARENTHOOD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864283323     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.01.004     Document Type: Review

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