Leveraging microfinance to impact HIV and financial behaviors among adolescents and their mothers in West Bengal: A cluster randomized trial

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-166

  Spielberg, Freya ^b   Crookston, Benjamin T ^c   Chanani, Sheila ^a   Kim, Jaewhan ^d   Kline, Sean ^e   Gray, Bobbi L ^a  

^a Freedom from Hunger   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Reach Global   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MOTHER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84881506132     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0024     Document Type: Article

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