Sexual risk reduction interventions for HIV prevention among South African youth: A meta-analytic review

Current HIV Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 549-558

  Scott Sheldon, Lori A J ^a,b,c   Walstrom, Paige ^a   Harrison, Abigail ^c   Kalichman, Seth C ^d   Carey, Michael P ^a,b,c  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Intervention; Meta analysis; Sex; South Africa; Youth

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; EARLY INTERVENTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUVENILE; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896368059     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: 18734251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570162X12666140129105726     Document Type: Article

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