HIV prevention in favour of the choice-disabled in Southern Africa: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Andersson, Neil ^a   Cockcroft, Anne ^b   Thabane, Lehana ^c   Marokoane, Nobantu ^d   Laetsang, Ditiro ^b   Masisi, Mokgweetsi ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^b CIET TRUST BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales   (South Africa)

^e Office of the President   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Cluster randomised controlled trial; Gender violence; HIV prevention; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; FACTORIAL DESIGN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE; NAMIBIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SWAZILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROSTITUTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883177515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-274     Document Type: Article

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