Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an online hiv prevention program for diverse young men who have sex with men: The keep it up! intervention

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2999-3012

  Mustanski, Brian ^a   Garofalo, Robert ^b   Monahan, Colleen ^c   Gratzer, Beau ^c,d   Andrews, Rebecca ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; HIV testing; MSM; Online intervention; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHICAGO; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84889098747     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0507-z     Document Type: Article

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