Effectiveness of mass media interventions for HIV prevention, 1986-2013: A meta-analysis

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL.3, 2014, Pages

  Lacroix, Jessica M ^a   Snyder, Leslie B ^a   Huedo Medina, Tania B ^a   Johnson, Blair T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

global health; health promotion; HIV AIDS; mass media; sexual health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MASS MEDIUM; META ANALYSIS; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SAFE SEX;

EID: 84904095514     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000230     Document Type: Article

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