Text messaging for sexual communication and safety among African American young adults

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1344-1353

  Broaddus, Michelle R ^a   Dickson Gomez, Julia ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents youth, at risk; communication; content analysis; HIV AIDS prevention; sexuality sexual health; technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS / YOUTH, AT-RISK; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV/AIDS PREVENTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY / SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; TECHNOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENTS / YOUTH, AT-RISK; COMMUNICATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HIV/AIDS PREVENTION; SEXUALITY / SEXUAL HEALTH; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885101246     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313505712     Document Type: Article

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