A systematic review to quantitatively evaluate 'stepping stones': A participatory community-based HIV/AIDS prevention intervention

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1025-1039

  Skevington, Suzanne M ^a   Sovetkina, Elena C ^a   Gillison, Fiona B ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; HIV; Prevention; Stepping stones; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONDOMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX;

EID: 84880797977     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0327-6     Document Type: Review

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