Communicating about microbicides with women in mind: Tailoring messages for specific audiences

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Sidibe, Sekou ^a   Pack, Allison P ^a   Tolley, Elizabeth E ^a   Ryan, Elizabeth ^b   MacKenzie, Caroline ^b   Bockh, Emily ^b   Githuka, George ^c  

^a Family Health International   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Kenya National AIDS and STI Control Programme   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Communication; HIV prevention; Kenya; Messages; Microbicide; Women

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; FEMALE CONDOM; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTIMACY; KENYAN; PLEASURE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNPROTECTED SEX; ADOLESCENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KENYA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84915747674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.17.3.19151     Document Type: Article

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