Do sexual health campaigns work? An outcome evaluation of a media campaign to increase chlamydia testing among young people aged 15-24 in England

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gobin, Maya ^a   Verlander, Neville ^a   Maurici, Carla ^a   Bone, Angie ^a   Nardone, Anthony ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia screening; Mass media campaign; Multi media campaigns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877831503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-484     Document Type: Article

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