Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa

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

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1562-1567

  Ybarra, Michele L ^a   Mwaba, Kelvin ^b   Prescott, Tonya L ^a   Roman, Nicolette V ^b   Rooi, Bronwyn ^b   Bull, Sheana ^c  

^a Center for Innovative Public Health Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV prevention; Needs assessment; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SOUTH AFRICA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84908219503     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.936814     Document Type: Article

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