General and health-related internet use among an urban, community-based sample of HIV-positive women: Implications for intervention development

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

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 536-544

  Blackstock, Oni J ^a   Haughton, Lorlette J ^a   Garner, Ruby Y ^b   Horvath, Keith J ^c   Norwood, Chris ^b   Cunningham, Chinazo O ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health People   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Internet; Intervention; Technology; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH LITERACY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERVIEW; NEW YORK; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84923091747     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.980215     Document Type: Article

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