Short text messages to motivate HIV testing among men who have sex with men: A qualitative study in Lima, Peru

Open AIDS Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Menacho, Luis A ^a   Blas, Magaly M ^a,b   Alva, Isaac E ^a,b   Orellana, E Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b NGO Via Libre ^*  (Peru)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; HIV prevention; HIV testing; Men who have sex with men; Risk behaviors; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84885350333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18746136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874613601307010001     Document Type: Article

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