Current interventions to reduce sexual risk behaviors and crack cocaine use among HIV-infected individuals

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 385-393

  Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a   Golin, Carol ^b   El Bassel, Nabila ^c   Hopkins, Jessica ^a   Zule, William ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Behavioral aspects of HIV management; HIV positive crack users; Interventions; Outcomes; Sexual risk; Sexual risk behaviors; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDOM; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSAFE SEX;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84872199712     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-012-0131-y     Document Type: Article

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