Using social and behavior change communication to increase HIV testing and condom use: The Malawi BRIDGE Project

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages 46-49

  Kaufman, Michelle R ^a   Rimal, Rajiv N ^b   Carrasco, Maria ^a   Fajobi, Olaoluwa ^a   Soko, Anthony ^c   Limaye, Rupali ^a   Mkandawire, Glory ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; condom use; HIV testing; Malawi; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CHANGE; TELECOMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMUNICATION; CONDOM USE; HIV TESTING; MALAWI; PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAWI; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904731292     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.906741     Document Type: Article

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